malice aforethought
English Thesaurus
1. (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | planning, preparation, provision, |
definition | : | the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | premeditation, |
definition | : | (law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent (noun.cognition) |
domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
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