preterintentional

English

Etymology

From preter- +‎ intentional.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹiː.təɹˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/

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Adjective

preterintentional (not comparable)

1. (law) Of a crime: more serious than the lesser crime that the perpetrator intended to commit instead.
   • 1953, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Papers, volume 7, page 355:

     The number of intentional homicides and preterintentional homicides reported are^[sic] available for 1900-1939 and 1946-47.