Specific intent

The phrase "specific intent" indicates that a party knowingly and deliberately took action to bring about a desired result.

For example: If A intends to kill B by shooting a gun at B's head, then A has specific intent to kill.

However, if:

• A only intends to wound

and/or

• A has not thought through the consequences of his actions

and/or

• A does not care if he kills or not

Then, even if he knows that death is a possibility, A does not have specific intent to kill.