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malice aforethought
a predetermination to commit an unlawful act without just cause or provocation (applied chiefly to cases of first-degree murder). -
manslaughter
Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought. -
murder
Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)