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词汇 malice aforethought
释义

Definition of malice aforethought in English:

malice aforethought

noun
mass nounLaw
  • The intention to kill or harm, which distinguishes murder from unlawful killing.

    〔律〕(谋杀罪中的)恶意预谋,蓄意

    the accused has caused death but did not have malice aforethought
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Did he kill her with malice aforethought, willfully, deliberately?
    • If the jury decided that James lacked malice aforethought, he could still be found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, i.e., unlawful killing without malice aforethought.
    • Murder is unlawful homicide committed with malice aforethought.
    • Try to imagine, for a moment, an attacker armed with a knife coming at you with every intention of committing malice aforethought.
    • It is a classic case of cold-blooded murder with malice aforethought.
    Synonyms
    deliberateness, intentionality, intent, design, calculation

Rhymes

forethought

Definition of malice aforethought in US English:

malice aforethought

noun
Law
  • The intention to kill or harm, which is held to distinguish unlawful killing from murder.

    〔律〕(谋杀罪中的)恶意预谋,蓄意

    the accused has caused death but did not have malice aforethought
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If the jury decided that James lacked malice aforethought, he could still be found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, i.e., unlawful killing without malice aforethought.
    • Try to imagine, for a moment, an attacker armed with a knife coming at you with every intention of committing malice aforethought.
    • Did he kill her with malice aforethought, willfully, deliberately?
    • It is a classic case of cold-blooded murder with malice aforethought.
    • Murder is unlawful homicide committed with malice aforethought.
    Synonyms
    deliberateness, intentionality, intent, design, calculation
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