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Wiktionary

  1. n. law The criminal intent which precedes a crime, especially murder.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. malice previously and deliberately entertained.

WordNet 3.0

  1. 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

  1. Translating Anglo-Norman malice prepensé. (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “It was with malice aforethought that he had transfixed the dowager Twitchett.”

    Scales of Justice

  • “This sailing with a "dry" boat was malice aforethought on my part.”

    Chapter 32

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