General Use
It is generally used as an element to certain causes of action and is sometimes used as a standard for liability or guilt in some jurisdictions. For instance, section 1960 of title 18 of the United States Code, which prohibits unlicensed money transmitting businesses, has a scienter requirement, in that it only applies to anyone " knowingly conducts, controls, manages, supervises, directs, or owns all or part of an unlicensed money transmitting business".
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