Common intention

1 What it means

A shared plan among several persons to commit a crime. Each is liable as if they did the act alone.

2 Use it in a sentence

All three were liable for the murder because they acted with common intention.

3 Make it stick

Write your own sentence using Common intention about a case or topic you are studying this week, then check it against the meaning above.

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