AFORETHOUGHT - As in 'malace aforethought'. Premeditated; the length of time during which the accused has entertained the thought of committing the offence is not very material, provided he has in fact entertained such thought; ...
Malice Aforethought (1931) is a murder mystery novel written by Anthony Berkeley Cox, using the pen name Francis Iles. It involves a Devon physician who slowly poisons his domineering wife so that he may be with the woman he loves.
Malice Aforethought
(n) Malice Afterthought is the intention to kill, or assassinate or otherwise inflict sever bodily harm to some person with full consciousness and presence of mind, while doing a wrongful act .Eg.
malice aforethought
n. 1) the conscious intent to cause death or great bodily harm to another person before a person commits the crime. Such malice is a required element to prove first degree murder. 2) a general evil and depraved state of mind ...
MALICE AFORETHOUGHT, pleadings. In an indictment for murder, these words, which have a technical force, must be used in charging the offence; for without them, and the artificial phrase murder, ...
"This malice aforethought which distinguishes murder from other species of homicide is not limited to particular illwill against the person slain, ...
Murder - The unlawful killing of a human being by another with malice aforethought, either expressed or implied.
murder The unlawful killing of another person, with malice aforethought.
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NACM National Association of Court Managers.
 See also: Malice, Act, Law, Intent, Criminal
  
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