The phrase "establish intent" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used in legal or formal contexts to describe the act of proving or showing someone's intention or purpose. Example: The prosecutor must establish intent in order to convict the defendant of first-degree murder.
At best, co-parenting agreements serve as a way to establish intent, which state courts can choose to factor into their decisions — or not.
"This could very well lead to investors' being able to establish intent to defraud or, at a minimum, recklessness, on the part of analysts and a brokerage firm.
Without appearing to dictate means, Mr Brown needs to establish intent and momentum early on in order to overcome the inevitable resistance he will meet later.
The report found 16 cases of possible deliberate and inappropriate data entry, but the reviewers could not firmly establish intent to deliberately falsify figures.
Aides freely complained that much of the evidence of the arms threat assembled by the intelligence agencies was circumstantial, that the argument was not compelling and that the document failed to establish intent as well as capability.
Subsequent investigative steps undertaken in order to establish intent were not successful.
One means of establishing intent is through what is known as "willful blindness," that a person deliberately ignored signs of misconduct.
If the denials of any misconduct are believable, like Mr. Tourre's statement that "I haven't done anything wrong," then establishing intent to defraud or even negligence is almost impossible.
These criteria support the established design intent and should become part of the Owner's Project Requirements document.
"We are therefore trying to establish the intent of the president's remarks," said Edgar Vasquez, a State Department spokesman.
Franklin pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, and the case against the lobbyists collapsed after the presiding judge insisted that prosecutors establish criminal intent.
