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单词 prepense
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prepense


pre·pense

P0530100 (prĭ-pĕns′)adj. Contemplated or arranged in advance; premeditated: malice prepense.
[From Middle English, past participle of purpensen, to premeditate, from Anglo-Norman purpenser : pur-, before (from Latin pro-; see pro-1) + penser, to think (from Latin pēnsāre; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots).]
pre·pense′ly adv.

prepense

(prɪˈpɛns) adj (Law) (postpositive) (usually in legal contexts) arranged in advance; premeditated (esp in the phrase malice prepense)[C18: from Anglo-Norman purpensé, from Old French purpenser to consider in advance, from penser to think, from Latin pēnsāre to weigh, consider]

pre•pense

(prɪˈpɛns)

adj. planned or intended in advance; premeditated. [1695–1705; pre- + -pense < Latin pēnsus, past participle of pendere to weigh, consider; see pensive]

prepense


Related to prepense: Malice prepense

prepense

arranged in advance; premeditated, hence ‘malice prepense’.

PREPENSE. The same as aforethought. (q.v.) Vide 2 Chit. Cr. Law, *784.

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