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Law. malice prepensed n. also prepensed malice = malice prepense n. at prepense, adj. 1a. Now chiefly historical.
pretenced malice, premeditated malice, malice aforethought. Cf. malice prepensed n. at prepensed, adj. 1, purpensed malice at purpensed, adj.
malice aforethought; wrong or injury purposely done.