preterintentional

adj
/ˌpɹiː.təɹˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/UK

Etymology

From preter- + intentional.

  1. borrowed from intentiōnālis
  2. prefixed as preterintentional — “preter + intentional

Definitions

  1. Of a crime

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

    • The number of intentional homicides and preterintentional homicides reported are^([sic]) available for 1900-1939 and 1946-47.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for preterintentional. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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