That has been resolved or deliberated upon beforehand; premeditated, planned. Frequently in malice purpensed, purpensed malice (cf. malice prepensed…

Law. Esp. in malice aforethought (see aforethought, adj.) and, formerly, in malice prepense (see prepense, adj.): (a) wrongful intention…

Law. malice prepensed n. also prepensed malice = malice prepense n. at prepense, adj. 1a. Now chiefly historical.

pretenced malice, premeditated malice, malice aforethought. Cf. malice prepensed n. at prepensed, adj. 1, purpensed malice at purpensed, adj.

The fact that an act was done with knowledge of the probable consequences, esp. when this constitutes a ground for civil damages or criminal…

malice aforethought; wrong or injury purposely done.

Premeditated, deliberate, intentional; = prepense, adj. 1. Chiefly as postmodifier, in malice propense. Now rare.

Bad faith, intent to deceive.

Only in malice prepended: = malice prepense n. at prepense, adj. 1a.

The particular state of mind required to make an action criminal; a criminal state of mind; (more generally) criminal intent.