Imputed Act

An illegal act a court considers to have been done with full knowledge of its illegal status, whether or not a person actually knows it is against the law. This concept underlies the idea that ignorance of the law is not a valid excuse.

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Headlines ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 "This being the case, the required 'combination or series' of overt criminal acts in order to raise the gravamen of the imputed acts to the crime of plunder is absent, thereby constraining this Office to dismiss said charge," the ombudsman said.

Ombudsman finds no plunder offense in Malampaya scam

However, a corporation may avoid imputation of its agent's wrongful acts, and the in pari delicto defense, wilh die "adverse interest exception." which relieves the corporation of imputed acts not performed for the benefit of die corporation.

In pari delicto: does the doctrine protect auditors from liability?

As for Gonzales' dismissal, the court majority said it "seriously doubts the correctness" of the Office of the President's conclusion that the imputed acts amount to gross neglect of duty and betrayal of public trust.