Frequently, statutes don’t clearly state whether the offenses they describe require specific or general intent. Rather, courts determine a crime’s intent element by following the general rule that terms like “knowingly” and “voluntarily” denote general intent (as in "knowingly and voluntarily use force against another"). Terms that describe something more than knowledge and voluntariness, like purpose, tend to indicate specific intent (as in "knowingly and voluntarily use force against someone with the intent to disable him or
