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intendment

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

the sense in which the legal system interprets something, especially the intention of legislation

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English intend Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English intendment From intend + -ment.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: наме́рение (namérenije) — the sense in which the legal system interprets something, especially the intention of legislation
  • Russian: понима́ние (ponimánije) — the sense in which the legal system interprets something, especially the intention of legislation