Definitions
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. malice previously and deliberately entertained.
WordNet 3.0
- n. (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials
Etymologies
- Translating Anglo-Norman malice prepensé. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“It was with malice aforethought that he had transfixed the dowager Twitchett.”
“This sailing with a "dry" boat was malice aforethought on my part.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘malice aforethought’.
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Murdered, you say?
Terms of homicide; weapons, poisons, synonyms &c.
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Quaint Turns of Phrase
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collection o' collocations
Words that are generally seen in each other's company; words that, when mentioned, bring their partners to mind.
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litigious semantics
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A Mint of Phrases in My Brain
Phrases/figures of speech I've always liked, and new ones that have caught my eye.
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Legal phrases that sound cool
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