aforethought

  • 71afore — (adv.) O.E. onforan before, at the beginning of, in front of, from phrase on foran, from on (prep.) + foran (adv.) in front, dative of FOR (Cf. for). In some cases probably it represents O.E. ætforan at fore. Once the literary equivalent of… …

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  • 72malice — noun (U) 1 the desire or intention to deliberately harm someone: There was no need for Jane to tell them she did it out of sheer malice. | bear sb no malice (=not want to harm someone although they have behaved badly to you) 2 with malice… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 73intent — Design, resolve, or determination with which person acts. Witters v. United States, 70 U.S.App.D.C. 316, 106 F.2d 837, 840. A state of mind in which a person seeks to accomplish a given result through a course of action. As used in intentional… …

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  • 74intent — Design, resolve, or determination with which person acts. Witters v. United States, 70 U.S.App.D.C. 316, 106 F.2d 837, 840. A state of mind in which a person seeks to accomplish a given result through a course of action. As used in intentional… …

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  • 75ex militia sua praecogitata — With his malice aforethought; with malice aforethought …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 76forethought — See aforethought; malice aforethought …

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  • 77malice prepense — Same as malice aforethought. See with malice aforethought …

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  • 78malitia praecogitata — Malice aforethought; malice prepense; evil intended beforehand. See 4 Bl Comm 198 200. See with malice aforethought …

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  • 79planned — adjective 1. designed or carried out according to a plan (Freq. 5) the planned outlays for new equipment • Ant: ↑unplanned • Similar to: ↑contrived, ↑deep laid, ↑preset, ↑predetermin …

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  • 80plotted — adjective planned in advance with malice aforethought • Syn: ↑aforethought, ↑planned • Similar to: ↑premeditated …

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