premeditated malice aforethought

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• with malice aforethought — A technical word in an indictment, indicating premeditated design. 27 Am J1st Indict § 67. Essentially, as an element of mur der, the same as malice, a wicked and corrupt disregard of the life and safety of another. 26 Am J1st Homi § 40. In the… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• aforethought — afore·thought /ə fōr ˌthȯt/ adj: previously in mind: premeditated Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. aforethought …   Law dictionary

• premeditated — pre·med·i·tat·ed adj: having been thought about at some point before being committed any premeditated killing; also: having been formed prior to commission of the act with premeditated malice compare deliberate Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …   Law dictionary

• Aforethought — A*fore thought , a. Premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed; as, malice aforethought, which is required to constitute murder. Bouvier. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• malice — The intentional doing of a wrongful act without just cause or excuse, with an intent to inflict an injury or under circumstances that the law will imply an evil intent. A condition of mind which prompts a person to do a wrongful act willfully,… …   Black's law dictionary

• malice — The intentional doing of a wrongful act without just cause or excuse, with an intent to inflict an injury or under circumstances that the law will imply an evil intent. A condition of mind which prompts a person to do a wrongful act willfully,… …   Black's law dictionary

• aforethought — adjective /əˈfɔː.θɔːt,əˈfɔːr.θɑːt,əˈfɔːr.θɔːt/ Premeditated; planned ahead of time. This was not merely wrong; it was clearly done with malice aforethought. Syn: planned, premeditated See Also: fore, forethought, thought …   Wiktionary

• aforethought — A thought had before; premeditation; prepense. The words premeditated, aforethought, and prepense, possess etymologically the same meaning. They are the Latin and Saxon synonyms, expressing a single idea, and may possess in law precisely the same …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• aforethought — adjective Date: 1581 previously in mind ; premeditated, deliberate < with malice aforethought > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• aforethought — /euh fawr thawt , euh fohr /, adj. 1. thought of previously; premeditated (usually used predicatively): with malice aforethought. n. 2. premeditation; forethought. [1575 85; AFORE + THOUGHT2] * * * …   Universalium

• aforethought — a•fore•thought [[t]əˈfɔrˌθɔt, əˈfoʊr [/t]] adj. thought of previously; premeditated: with malice aforethought[/ex] • Etymology: 1575–85 …   From formal English to slang