intention Copy link Outline 1. consĭlium2. prōpŏsĭtum (rather stronger than the Eng.) • intention: 1. consĭlium: with the i. of ..., eo c. ut (uti), Caes. B. G. 1, 48 v. design. 2. prōpŏsĭtum (rather stronger than the Eng.): what was Pompey's i. or disposition, quidnam Pompeius propositi aut voluntatis haberet, Caes. B. C. 3, 84: v. purpose. Phr.: it is my i., mihi in animo est; cogito, etc. v. to intend.
INTENTION Copy link • INTENTIONpropositum: consilium: mens: animus. The intention (of a testator, lawgiver, etc.), voluntas (opposed to the words themselves, verba, etc.). To judge of actions by the intention of the agent, dirigere facta ad consilium (Velleius). Vid. DESIGN, PURPOSE.