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The plan behind the act, which the law cares about more than the act.
means The purpose or aim driving an action, what you actually meant to do rather than what merely happened.
from From Latin intendere, to stretch toward, picture a mind drawing its bow and aiming at a target.
Legal weightSeparates murder from accident, fraud from mistake.
UX cousinSearch engines now guess intent, not just keywords.
Buddhist noteKarma hinges on intention, not outcome alone.