Legal Definition and Related Resources of Wilful

That which is intentional or deliberate. That which is done knowingly, voluntarily. The word must be read in the context in which it appears as it may mean one thing in civil prosecutions and another in criminal prosecutions. Wilson v. U.S., (C.A.9.) 250 F. 2d 312. Generally, the term refers to exercise of conscious, intentional, knowledgeable or voluntary act as distinguished from inadvertent act. Newsome v. U.S., (D.C.Te.x.) 301, F.Supp. 757. The doing of an unlawful act with knowledge that that act is unlawful and with intent to do such act. See Babb v. U.S., (C.A.5.) 252 F.2d 702.

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Wilful in Historical Law

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Wilful in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of wilful.

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See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• wilful in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• wilful in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis