malice aforethought

malice aforethought — see malice Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. malice aforethought …   Law dictionary

Malice Aforethought —   Author(s) Anthony Berkeley writing as Francis Iles …   Wikipedia

Malice aforethought — malice mal ice (m[a^]l [i^]s), n. [F. malice, fr. L. malitia, from malus bad, ill, evil, prob. orig., dirty, black; cf. Gr. me las black, Skr. mala dirt. Cf. {Mauger}.] 1. Enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; a spirit delighting in harm or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Malice Aforethought (TV) — For the legal concept, see Malice aforethought. For the novel, see Malice Aforethought. Malice Aforethought DVD Cover Format Drama …   Wikipedia

Malice aforethought — For the novel, see Malice Aforethought. Criminal law …   Wikipedia

malice aforethought — See with malice aforethought …   Ballentine's law dictionary

malice aforethought — 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] * * * …   Universalium

malice aforethought — noun The criminal intent which precedes a crime, especially murder …   Wiktionary

malice aforethought — noun Law the intention to kill or harm, which distinguishes murder from unlawful killing …   English new terms dictionary

malice aforethought — mal′ice afore′thought n. law a predetermination to commit an unlawful act without just cause or provocation. Also called mal′ice prepense′ • Etymology: 1660–70 …   From formal English to slang

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 • Syn: ↑mens rea • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑planning …   Useful english dictionary