Specific intent
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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.