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English noun: malice aforethought

1. malice aforethought (cognition) (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials


Synonymsmens rea


Broader (hypernym)planning, preparation, provision


Narrower (hyponym)premeditation


Domain categoryjurisprudence, law









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