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malice aforethought

mal·ice a·fore·thought
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mal-is uh-fawr-thawt, uh-fohr-]
    • /ˈmæl ɪs əˈfɔrˌθɔt, əˈfoʊr-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mal-is uh-fawr-thawt, uh-fohr-]
    • /ˈmæl ɪs əˈfɔrˌθɔt, əˈfoʊr-/

Definitions of malice aforethought words

  • noun malice aforethought a predetermination to commit an unlawful act without just cause or provocation (applied chiefly to cases of first-degree murder). 1
  • noun malice aforethought law: intent to kill 1
  • noun malice aforethought law: intent of unlawful killing 1
  • noun malice aforethought the predetermination to do an unlawful act, esp to kill or seriously injure 0
  • noun malice aforethought the intent with which an unlawful killing is effected, which must be proved for the crime to constitute murder 0
  • noun malice aforethought a deliberate intention and plan to do something unlawful, as murder 0
See all 7 definitions of malice aforethought

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Origin of malice aforethought

First appearance:

before 1660
One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70

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Parts of speech for Malice aforethought

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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malice aforethought popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for malice aforethought

adv malice aforethought

  • in cold blood — the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended.
  • by design — If something happens or is done by design, someone does it deliberately, rather than by accident.
All 2 Synonyms of malice aforethought

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