goal vs intendment

goal

• The act of placing the object into the goal. 

• A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal. 

• A noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb. The subject of a passive verb or the direct object of an active verb. Also called a patient, target, or undergoer. 

• A result that one is attempting to achieve. 

• In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object. 

• To score a goal. 

intendment

• the sense in which the legal system interprets something, especially the intention of legislation