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Aforethought
Aforethought meaning
Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
Synonyms of Aforethought
Example sentences (5)
The standard for murder 1 has about always been malice aforethought / premeditation.
The charge of murder requires "malice aforethought" and would have never stuck.
For example, malice aforethought is used as a requirement for committing capital murder.
The definition of a crime is thus constructed using only these elements rather than the colorful language of mens rea: Dubber p. 46 Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought.
Without malice aforethought I had given them the best show that was ever staged in their territory since the landing of the Pilgrims!