malice aforethought: Meaning and Definition of

mal'ice afore'thought

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a predetermination to commit an unlawful act without just cause or provocation (applied chiefly to cases of first-degree murder). Also called
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
malice malicious
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