In the context of sex between, for example, one person above and another person below the age of consent, knowingly would mean: Either - [on the part of the older person] knowing that the other person is below the age of consent Or - [on the part of the older person] having reason to think that the other person may be below the age of consent Much will depend on the actual ages of the persons involved, the difference in age and the jurisdiction (the legal sytem in the place where the act takes place). However, don't rely on saying, 'But she looked older'.
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It is an adverb, you know that because it ends in '-ly' and it is used to modify a verb: 'the accused knowingly participated in the unlawful removal of stolen goods'.
Yes, it is an adverb. It is based on the gerund or adjective form "knowing."
The question is broad enough to be the topic of an entire book. Let's just say adults, knowingly or not, use math every day of their lives.
garbage on garbage out data has been skewed knowingly to obtain the correct statistical results to validate a study
I'll take a stab at it; 1) Knowingly/intentionally supplying wrong/incorrect or misleading information 2) to gain/aquire coverage/policy 3) Had the company known the correct/true information that would not have taken on the risk/insured/policy.