Question

Bruce runs back the odometer on his car to make it appear as if it had fewer miles. wally buys the car. when he checks back through past sale reports through his state's title office, wally discovers that the car had fewer miles when bruce sold it to him than it had when a previous owner sold it to bruce. in legal terms, in selling the car knowing that he had tempered with the odometer, bruce is said to have had

Answer 1

In legal terms, in selling the car knowing that he had tempered with the odometer, Bruce is said to have had scienter. Scienter is a term used in legal situations where someone knows they are doing something wrong and they do it anyways. This term shows that the person who did something wrong, knows they are doing it but continues.