What is the meaning of the word "knowingly" or "wilfully" in criminal law?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Tolkow, 532 F.2d 853 (2nd Cir. 1976):
In any given case the appropriate signification depends upon the context in which the term "knowingly" or "wilfully" is used. United States v. Murdock, 290 U.S. 389, 395, 54 S.Ct. 223, 225, 78 L.Ed. 381, 385 (1933). Consequently, we turn to a consideration of the statute under which appellant was prosecuted. It states:
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