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Definition of malice aforethought in English: malice aforethoughtnoun mass nounLaw The intention to kill or harm, which distinguishes murder from unlawful killing. the accused has caused death but did not have malice aforethought Example sentencesExamples - Did he kill her with malice aforethought, willfully, deliberately?
- If the jury decided that James lacked malice aforethought, he could still be found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, i.e., unlawful killing without malice aforethought.
- Murder is unlawful homicide committed with malice aforethought.
- Try to imagine, for a moment, an attacker armed with a knife coming at you with every intention of committing malice aforethought.
- It is a classic case of cold-blooded murder with malice aforethought.
Synonyms deliberateness, intentionality, intent, design, calculation
Definition of malice aforethought in US English: malice aforethoughtnoun Law The intention to kill or harm, which is held to distinguish unlawful killing from murder. the accused has caused death but did not have malice aforethought Example sentencesExamples - If the jury decided that James lacked malice aforethought, he could still be found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, i.e., unlawful killing without malice aforethought.
- Try to imagine, for a moment, an attacker armed with a knife coming at you with every intention of committing malice aforethought.
- Did he kill her with malice aforethought, willfully, deliberately?
- It is a classic case of cold-blooded murder with malice aforethought.
- Murder is unlawful homicide committed with malice aforethought.
Synonyms deliberateness, intentionality, intent, design, calculation
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