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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Intent, v. [OF. intenter, med. L. intentare.] tr. To raise or institute (a legal action). Cf. Intend v. 4. Usually in p.p. and in passive sense, and frequently placed after the noun. Also occas. in transferred use.(1) 1520 Fife Sheriff Ct. 171.
The said mater … wes intentit & followit before thame at command of the kingis lettres 1543 Acts II. 432/2.
The summondis is intentit for disheresing of hir of hir propir landis (1567) Diurn. Occurr. 110.
The actioun of dyvorce wes intentit be Jeane Gordoun … aganis James erle of Bothwill 1592 Acts III. 572/1.
That all actionis … be intentit and persewit befoir the juge ordinar a1633 Hope Major Pract. II. 47.
Ane matter, being once referred to the knowledge of ane inqueist, … cannot be intented of new againe a1670 Scot Staggering State 33.
There was a process intented against him by the Earl of Marr 1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. i. vi. § 22.
It may be doubted … that these pursuits may be intented conform to the common-law(2) 1528 Reg. Privy S. I. 582/2.
All … actionis, causis and querrellis criminale and civile intentit or to be intentit be our soverane lord agains him 1551 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 20.
[The persons named] are agreit tuiching the debates intentit befor the schiref of Aberdene 1559 St. A. Kirk S. I. 26.
Judges in the actioun moved and intented before us … for the alleaget committing of adultery c1575 Balfour Pract. 341.
The Lordis of counsal … may advocat to thameselfis all actiounis and causis intentit and persewit befoir ony inferiour judge 1622-6 Bisset I. 134/20.
That they mycht be the bettir certiorate of divers actionis intented 1677 Ayr & W. Coll. IV. 143.
Anent the persuit formerlie intented be Johne Adame … contra Elizabeth Wilsone(3) 1573 J. Tyrie in Cath. Tr. 29/24.
It salbe easie to euerie man to espy quha defendis the richt caus, and quha intentis the wrang 1579 Digest Justiciary Proc. I. 88.
His vnfreindis quha … intentit sic ane manifest calumne aganes his lyff 1581 Cath. Tr. 85/29.
All men presumes to haue the treu knaulage of theologie, rynis, intents and teaches it — 1583 Conv. Burghs I. 190.
The magistratis sall intentt actioun aganis the saidis oppresouris 1616 Rec. Old Aberd. I. 55.
Quhatsumeuer persone or persones … hes onie actione to intent aither ciuill or criminall 1661 Decis. Lords G. 3.
They intented an action before their age of 21