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Meaning of "knowingly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KNOWINGLY

knowingly  [ˈnəʊɪŋlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KNOWINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Knowingly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES KNOWINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Knowingly

In law knowledge is one of the degrees of mens rea that constitute part of a crime. For example, in English law, the offence of knowingly being a passenger in a vehicle taken without consent requires that the prosecution prove, not only that the defendant was a passenger in a vehicle and that it was taken by the driver without consent, the prosecution must also prove that the defendant knew that it was taken without consent. Under the principle of ignorantia juris non excusat, ignorance of or mistake about the law is no defence. The mens rea of knowledge refers to knowledge about certain facts. It is "a positive belief that a state of affairs exists." Knowledge can be actual, constructive, or imputed.

Definition of knowingly in the English dictionary

The definition of knowingly in the dictionary is deliberately; intentionally. Other definition of knowingly is in a way that suggests secret information or knowledge.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KNOWINGLY


accordingly
əˈkɔːdɪŋlɪ
amazingly
əˈmeɪzɪŋlɪ
astonishingly
əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋlɪ
bowingly
ˈbəʊɪŋlɪ
continuingly
kənˈtɪnjʊɪŋlɪ
crowingly
ˈkrəʊɪŋlɪ
flowingly
ˈfləʊɪŋlɪ
foreknowingly
fɔːˈnəʊɪŋlɪ
glowingly
ˈɡləʊɪŋlɪ
growingly
ˈɡrəʊɪŋlɪ
increasingly
ɪnˈkriːsɪŋlɪ
interestingly
ˈɪntrəstɪŋlɪ
livingly
ˈlɪvɪŋlɪ
lovingly
ˈlʌvɪŋlɪ
overflowingly
ˌəʊvəˈfləʊɪŋlɪ
seemingly
ˈsiːmɪŋlɪ
stunningly
ˈstʌnɪŋlɪ
surprisingly
səˈpraɪzɪŋlɪ
thoroughgoingly
ˌθʌrəˈɡəʊɪŋlɪ
unknowingly
ʌnˈnəʊɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KNOWINGLY

know what one is talking about
know what´s what
know-all
know-how
know-it-all
know-nothing
knowable
knowableness
knower
knowing
knowingness
knowledgable
knowledgableness
knowledgably
knowledge
knowledge economy
knowledge engineering
knowledge worker
knowledge-based
knowledge-based system

WORDS THAT END LIKE KNOWINGLY

convincingly
correspondingly
despairingly
excitingly
irritatingly
jokingly
outstandingly
overwhelmingly
painstakingly
shockingly
sickeningly
singly
sparingly
staggeringly
strikingly
strongly
swimmingly
unsurprisingly
unwittingly
wearingly
willingly

Synonyms and antonyms of knowingly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «KNOWINGLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «knowingly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of knowingly

Translation of «knowingly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KNOWINGLY

Find out the translation of knowingly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of knowingly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «knowingly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

故意地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

a sabiendas
570 millions of speakers

English

knowingly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जानबूझकर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

علم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сознательно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maliciosamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জ্ঞাতসারে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sciemment
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan sengaja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bewusst
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

故意に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

알고서도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sengaja
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cố ý
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தெரிந்தே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जाणूनबुजून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bile bile
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

consapevolmente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

świadomie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

свідомо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cu bună știință
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εν γνώσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

willens en wetens
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

medvetet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bevisst
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of knowingly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KNOWINGLY»

The term «knowingly» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.855 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KNOWINGLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about knowingly

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10 QUOTES WITH «KNOWINGLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word knowingly.
1
Mary Astell
Nor can the Apostle mean that Eve only sinned; or that she only was Deceived, for if Adam sinned willfully and knowingly, he became the greater Transgressor.
2
Brigitte Bardot
I never knowingly wanted to hurt anybody.
3
Corrine Brown
The punishment should fit the crime and if a doctor or drug company does harm knowingly or negligently to a patient they should be compensated to make them whole.
4
Zbigniew Brzezinski
We didn't push the Russians to intervene, but we knowingly increased the probability that they would.
5
David D. Burns
The stereotype of psychotherapy portrayed in popular books and movies is lying on the couch and saying whatever comes into your mind, while a kindly psychoanalyst listens and nods knowingly from time to time. After years and years, something wonderful is supposed to happen.
6
Steve Daines
I'm very proud that our country still produces people like my son, who choose the path less traveled; that knowingly step up to serve, even though our country is tearing itself apart with things like political machinations.
7
Richard H. Davis
I knew more about Texas than the Texans and when they told me I would find summer here I smiled knowingly.
8
Bernard Ebbers
No one will find me to have knowingly committed fraud.
9
Noreena Hertz
Countries that need monies so that they can provide health care and education and shelter to their people shouldn't have to repay debts that we knowingly lent to bad regimes long since gone; and all illegitimate debts - debts lent to these terrible dictators like Saddam Hussein, like Suharto, like Marcos - must also be canceled.
10
Michael Isikoff
Mr. Luskin also says that Rove did not knowingly disclose classified information and did not tell any reporters that Valerie Plame worked for the C.I.A.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KNOWINGLY»

Discover the use of knowingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to knowingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Annotated Cases, American and English: Containing the ...
646), provides that a. person shall be punished by imprisonment for not to exceed two years on conviction of having knowingly and fraudulently concealed while a bankrupt, or after his discharge, from his trustee any of the property belonging ...
‎1916
2
The American and English Encyclopædia of Law: Jointure to Lease
St. U. S., § 3S93, charging that the defendant did "knowingly deposit" for mailing and delivery certain obscene pictures, etc., is not open to the objection that it is not alleged that the defendant knew the character of that which he deposited.
John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, 1890
3
The Federal Reporter: Cases Argued and Determined in the ...
Three somewhat different offenses are created by the section above quoted: (1) Knowingly depositing, or causing to be deposited, such forbidden matter in the mails; (2) sending such matter or causing it to be sent by mail; (3) knowingly ...
‎1891
4
The Bankers Magazine
The averment in the information must charge either that the act was done by the directors, or that they knowingly permitted some one or more of the officers, agents or servants of the association to do the act relied on as a violation of the ...
‎1890
5
A Treatise on Crimes and Misdemeanors
knowingly give or grant any permit to any person not entitled to receive the same, or shall knowingly give or grant any false or untrue permit, or shall make any false or untrue entry in the counterpart of any permit given or granted by him, ...
Sir William Oldnall Russell, Charles Sprengel Greaves, George Sharswood, 1877
6
Revised edition of White's Penal code: embracing all penal ...
[naming it] and; which said port [or district] was then and there infected with yellow fever [or other infectious or contagious disease, naming it, as the case may be] and the said John Doe did then and there knowingly evade a quarantine guard, ...
Texas, John Preston White, Walter Livingston Willie, 1916
7
The Southeastern Reporter
It is alleged that the defendant knowingly contracted for the usury included in the notes, and knowingly received payment of the same In accepting the land in discharge of the notes which Included the usury. The fundamental elements of the ...
Georgia. Supreme Court, Georgia. Court of Appeals, North Carolina. Supreme Court, 1911
8
The Whole Law Relative to the Duty and Office of a Justice ...
And if any person (not authorised by the commissioners) Felony without (hall make, or knowingly aid in the making, or without oenefir of being authorised, shall knowingly have in his possession, terflu such0""* without lawful excuse (the proof ...
Thomas Walter Williams, 1794
9
A Digest of the Criminal Law of England: As Altered by the ...
or knowingly have in his custody or possession, without lawful making stamp excuse (the proof whereof shall lie on the person accused) any office paper; frame, mould, or instrument for the making of paper, in the substance whereof the words ...
Edward E. Deacon, 1831
10
Introduction to Paralegal Studies: A Critical Thinking Approach
A Critical Thinking Approach Katherine A. Currier, Thomas E. Eimermann. Assumption of the risk Voluntarily and knowingly subjecting oneself to danger. Exculpatory clause A provision that purports to waive liability.
Katherine A. Currier, Thomas E. Eimermann, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KNOWINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term knowingly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Paris Hilton makes an entrance in skintight see-through feathered …
The 34-year-old heiress, who is never knowingly under-dressed, glammed up in a sheer pink full-length gown with strategically placed sequins ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
DIY-ing to live - Laramie Boomerang: Local News
AND PLEASE TURN OFF CAPS LOCK. 3 Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything. 4 Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of ... «Laramie Boomerang, Jul 15»
3
Betty P. Lee - Argus Observer | Ontario, OR: Funeral Notices
AND PLEASE TURN OFF CAPS LOCK. 3 Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything. 4 Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of ... «Ontario Argus Observer, Jul 15»
4
Cops: Man mocked, filmed dying teen instead of helping - WLTX.com
A warrant was issued for Pelton's arrest on a charge of vehicle trespass, for knowingly entering into or upon a motor vehicle without consent of ... «WLTX.com, Jul 15»
5
Volunteers needed for Beaver County's Walk to End Alzheimer's in …
AND PLEASE TURN OFF CAPS LOCK. 3 Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything. 4 Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of ... «Timesonline.com, Jul 15»
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Aliquippa, then and now - Timesonline.com: Resurrecting Aliquippa
AND PLEASE TURN OFF CAPS LOCK. 3 Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything. 4 Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of ... «Timesonline.com, Jul 15»
7
Cast & Blast: Whitetail reproductive study revealing
With these actual tests being done by the biologist the state knowingly can split deer season into these different zones. This can insure hunters ... «Montgomery Advertiser, Jul 15»
8
Women's World Cup winner Klingenberg honored at Riverhounds …
Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated. AND PLEASE TURN OFF CAPS LOCK. 3 Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything. «Timesonline.com, Jul 15»
9
Update: 10-year killed in wreck in Dekalb County - Huntsville News …
AND PLEASE TURN OFF CAPS LOCK. 3 Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything. 4 Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of ... «WAAY, Jul 15»
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National Weather Service confirms 6 tornadoes on July 14 …
AND PLEASE TURN OFF CAPS LOCK. 3 Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything. 4 Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of ... «WAAY, Jul 15»

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