Law Dictionary Definitions

scilicet (sil-<<schwa>>-set or -sit). [fr. Latin scire licet “that you may know”] That is to say; namely; VIDELICET. • Like videlicet, this word is used in pleadings and other instruments to introduce a more particular statement of matters previously mentioned in general terms. It hasnever been quite as common, however, as videlicet. — Abbr. sc.;…

scil.abbr.SCILICET. [Blacks Law 8th]

sci. fa.abbr.SCIRE FACIAS. [Blacks Law 8th]

scientific method.An analytical technique by which a hypothesis is formulated and then systematically tested through observation and experimentation. [Cases: Criminal Law 388.1; Evidence 555. C.J.S. Evidence §§ 597–598, 601, 649, 652, 713.] [Blacks Law 8th]

scientific knowledge.See KNOWLEDGE. [Blacks Law 8th]

scientific evidence.See EVIDENCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

scientific creationism.See CREATIONISM. [Blacks Law 8th]

scienter action.A lawsuit in which the plaintiff must prove that the defendant acted knowingly or knew of the danger — e.g., at common law an action for damage caused by a domestic animal. See SCIENTER. [Blacks Law 8th]

scienter (sI-en-t<<schwa>>r or see-), n.[Latin “knowingly”] 1. A degree of knowledge that makes a person legally responsible for the consequences of his or her act or omission; the fact of an act’s having been done knowingly, esp. as a ground for civil damages or criminal punishment. See KNOWLEDGE; MENS REA . [Cases: Criminal Law 20;…

sciens et prudens (sI-enz et proo-denz). [Latin] Hist. In full knowledge and understanding. [Blacks Law 8th]