Generally "scienter" is legal/Latin for having some basic understanding that what one is doing, will do or has done, is wrong in some way. So an example would including holding a loaded gun by the trigger with the safety off pointed at a person knowing that if it fires the person could be killed. It is usually associated with criminal conduct because most classic crimes require both a required mental state of mind ("mens rea") and co-incident action ("actus reus"). That's where you get the differences between murder and manslaughter, for example, because the mental state is considered different. But scienter can apply to a tortious wrongdoing as well, such as an intentional tort like assault and battery (which is usually also a crime, by the way).

d. ignorance of the law d. ignorance of the law

Scienter is a legal term that refers to the knowledge or intent to commit a wrongful act. In legal contexts, it often relates to the mental state of a person when committing a crime or engaging in fraudulent activities. It is used to determine the level of culpability and liability of an individual under the law.

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 4 words with the pattern --I-NTE-. That is, eight letter words with 3rd letter I and 5th letter N and 6th letter T and 7th letter E. In alphabetical order, they are:

oriented

orienter

scienter

trientes

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 13 words with the pattern S-IE----. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter S and 3rd letter I and 4th letter E. In alphabetical order, they are:

scienced

sciences

scienter

shielded

shielder

shieling

skieyest

spiegels

spielers

spieling

spiering

stievely

stievest