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malice aforethought
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Malice
malitia, Lat.], a formed design of doing mischief to another, technically called malitia pr'cogitata, or malice prepense or aforethought. It is either express, as when one with a sedate and deliberate mind and formed design kills another,
malice
of duty or of the likely results of one's act called also legal malice malice in law malice aforethought : actual or implied malice existing in or attributed to the intention of one that injures or esp.
Murder
47): 'When a person of sound memory and discretion unlawfully killeth any reasonable creature in being, with malice aforethought, either express or implied'; see 4 Bl. Com. 195. Consult Russell on Crimes; Arch. Cr. Pl.; Steph. Dig.
premeditation
committed…intentionally and with "Kansas Statutes Annotated"] see also cold blood, murder compare intent NOTE: The terms premeditation malice aforethought deliberate, and willful are often used in statutes either along with or instead of intent to describe the
Forethought
Thought of or planned beforehand aforethought prepense hence deliberate
Murder
The offense of killing a human being with malice prepense or aforethought express or implied intentional and unlawful homicide
Malitia pr'cogitata
Malitia pr'cogitata, malice aforethought. See MALICE.
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