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    MALICE AFORETHOUGHT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trialsplay

    Synonyms:

    malice aforethought; mens rea

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("malice aforethought" is a kind of...):

    planning; preparation; provision (the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening)

    Domain category:

    jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "malice aforethought"):

    premeditation ((law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent)

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