purposely

adv.
With specific purpose.

adv

Definition: intentionally
Antonyms: accidentally, impulsively, spontaneously, unintentionally

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Deliberately or intentionally, 383 P. 2d 726, 728. As used in criminal statutes to define murder, "purposely" means intentionally, and as an act of the will, not accidentally. 249 N.E. 2d 78, 80. In the Model Penal Code it is one of the four defined mental states. Model Penal Code §2.02(1). "A person acts purposely with respect to a material element of an offense when . . . It is his conscious object to engage in conduct . . . Or cause a result." Model Penal Code §2.02(2) (a).

Common misspelling(s) of purposely

• purposedly

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - med vilje

Nederlands (Dutch)
opzettelijk

Français (French)
adv. - intentionnellement, exprès

Deutsch (German)
adv. - absichtlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - από σκοπού, σκόπιμα

Italiano (Italian)
volutamente, di proposito, apposta, intenzionalmente

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - propositalmente

Русский (Russian)
нарочно, специально

Español (Spanish)
adv. - deliberadamente, intencionadamente

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - avsiktligt, med flit

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
故意地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 故意地

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 목적을 갖고, 고의로

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 故意に, わざと, わざわざ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) عمدا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮בכוונה, במזיד‬

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