单词 | malice aforethought |
释义 | malice aforethoughtSEE SYNONYMS FOR malice aforethought ON THESAURUS.COM noun Law.a predetermination to commit an unlawful act without just cause or provocation (applied chiefly to cases of first-degree murder). Also called malice prepense . Origin of malice aforethoughtFirst recorded in 1660–70 Words nearby malice aforethoughtMalibran, Malibu board, malic, malic acid, malice, malice aforethought, malicious, malicious mischief, Mali empire, malign, malignancy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for malice aforethoughtmalice aforethought noun criminal lawthe predetermination to do an unlawful act, esp to kill or seriously injure the intent with which an unlawful killing is effected, which must be proved for the crime to constitute murderSee also murder, manslaughter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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