A person who makes a misrepresentation but has no knowledge about the falsity of the statement does not have ________.
A)information
B)premeditation
C)planning
D)plotting
E)scienter

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If a person who made a false statement had no knowledge of the falsity of the claim,we say the person lacked scienter.Scienter is a legal term that refers to intent or knowledge of wrongdoing.This means that an offending party had knowledge of the wrongness of an act or event prior to committing it.

A Person Who Makes a Misrepresentation but Has No Knowledge