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Malice aforethought

noun

(law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials. Synonym: mens rea.

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"Malice aforethought" Quotes from Famous Books

... wrath and murder in conflict with love and patience. These two forms of evil you will encounter, especially if you make an effort to be a godly Christian, to defend the truth and to live uprightly in the sight of all. You will meet with all manner of malice aforethought and deceit, and with faithlessness and malignity on the part of those you have benefited; again, with unmasked violence and injustice on the part of those who should protect you and see to your interests. This will hurt and move you to wrath. Yea, in your own house and ...

— Epistle Sermons, Vol. III - Trinity Sunday to Advent • Martin Luther

... your supposition is to hold good, how did your father happen to be in possession of that dagger, which evidently was made with malice aforethought, as the lawyers say?" ...

— No Clue - A Mystery Story • James Hay

Words linked to "Malice aforethought" : mens rea, provision, law, premeditation, jurisprudence, planning, preparation