MALICE AFORETHOUGHT


Meaning of MALICE AFORETHOUGHT in English

Law.

a predetermination to commit an unlawful act without just cause or provocation (applied chiefly to cases of first-degree murder). Also called malice prepense .

[ 1660-70 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .