English Explanatory Dictionary

preterintentional

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a crime: more serious than the lesser crime that the perpetrator intended to commit instead.

Pronunciation

/ˌpɹiː.təɹˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-preterintentional.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-preterintentional.wav

Word forms

preterintentional

Etymology

From preter- + intentional.

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