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PRONUNCIATION OF MALICE AFORETHOUGHT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MALICE AFORETHOUGHT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Malice aforethought is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MALICE AFORETHOUGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

malice aforethought

Malice aforethought

Malice aforethought is the "premeditation" or "predetermination" that was required as an element of some crimes in some jurisdictions, and a unique element for first-degree or aggravated murder in a few.

Definition of malice aforethought in the English dictionary

The definition of malice aforethought in the dictionary is the predetermination to do an unlawful act, esp to kill or seriously injure.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MALICE AFORETHOUGHT

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malicious
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malicious wounding
maliciously
maliciousness
malign
malignance
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malignantly
maligner
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malignly

WORDS THAT END LIKE MALICE AFORETHOUGHT

aforethought
afterthought
bethought
bought
brought
caught
dreadnought
drought
forethought
fought
free thought
hard-fought
New Thought
nought
ought
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second thought
sought
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unthought
wrought

Synonyms and antonyms of malice aforethought in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «malice aforethought» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MALICE AFORETHOUGHT

Find out the translation of malice aforethought to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of malice aforethought from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «malice aforethought» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

预谋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

premeditación y alevosía
570 millions of speakers

English

malice aforethought
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

aforethought द्वेष
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سبق الإصرار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

злым умыслом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dolo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুশ্চরিত্রা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

préméditation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cita-cita jahat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vorsatz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

殺意
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

품고 악의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Malice aforethought
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ác ý nghi trứơc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துரதிர்ஷ்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

द्वेष आधिकरणानुसार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Önceden tasarlanmış kötü niyet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

premeditazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

premedytacją
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

злим умислом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

premeditare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δόλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opzet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uppsåt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ondskap aforethought
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of malice aforethought

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MALICE AFORETHOUGHT»

The term «malice aforethought» is normally little used and occupies the 112.224 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MALICE AFORETHOUGHT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «malice aforethought» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «malice aforethought» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about malice aforethought

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MALICE AFORETHOUGHT»

Discover the use of malice aforethought in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to malice aforethought and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Malice Aforethought
Malice Aforethought is the story of murder-one-the premeditated, cold-blooded killing and obliteration of the name and life-story of the world's greatest writing genius, William Shakespeare.
Paul Hemenway Altrocchi, 2010
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Malice Aforethought
On a balmy summer's day in 1930 the great and the good of the county are out in force for the annual, much-anticipated tennis party at the Bickleighs, although not everyone has much enthusiasm for the game.
Francis Iles, 2012
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With Malice Aforethought: The Execution of Nicola Sacco and ...
While the debate over their guilt may continue for some, "With Malice Aforethought" will end the argument for many.* * * *"A comprehensive history of shocking abuses of the criminal justice system that resulted in the conviction and ...
Theodore W. Grippo, 2011
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With Malice Aforethought: A Study of the Crime and ...
While this book considers criminal homicide in its social, historical and legal setting, it also goes far beyond in setting out the case for fundamental reform.
Louis Jacques Blom-Cooper, Terence Morris, 2004
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Malice Aforethought: The History of Booby Traps from World ...
Malice Aforethought covers the period from WWI to Vietnam, and examines the malicious use of explosives in booby traps and sabotage devices by all sides during this period.
Ian Jones, 2004
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Malice aforethought: how lawyers use our secret rules to get ...
Examines how greedy lawyers are poisoning the American legal system and why nothing is being done about it
David W. Marston, 1991
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Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases
Deliberation or premeditation implied "Malice aforethought" means that the act was done with malice and premeditation. State v. Vaughan, 98 S. W. 2, 5, 200 Mo . 1. The phrase "malice aforethought" means a predetermination to do the act of ...
‎1914
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Partial Defences to Murder: Report on a Reference Under ...
Malice aforethought 2.37 The foundation of the offence of murder has for centuries been the concept of 'malice aforethought'. Sir Edward Coke expressed it thus: Murder is when a man ... unlawfully killeth ... any reasonable creature in rerum ...
Great Britain. Law Commission, 2004
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Malice Aforethought
A Lambert and Hood murder mystery.
J. M. Gregson, 1999
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Military Law and Precedents
MURDER — Definition, Murder, at common law, is the unlawful killing, by a person of sound memory and discretion, of any reasonable creature in being and under the peace of the State, with malice aforethought either express or implied.4 * ...
William Winthrop, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MALICE AFORETHOUGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term malice aforethought is used in the context of the following news items.
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Iran Deal: Obama Broadsides Congress - Newsmax.com
The U.N. vote doesn't bind Congress, but it boxes it in and minimizes it — with malice aforethought. Republicans and Democrats in Congress ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
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Public Safety: Wife's killing of husband was premeditated, deputy DA …
A murder charge filed by the Sutter County District Attorney's Office on Thursday alleges a woman killed her husband with malice aforethought. «Appeal-Democrat, Jul 15»
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Witnesses in drug cases were murdered in St. Louis to silence them …
The indictments say that Gatling and Andre Rush “with malice aforethought, unlawfully killed” Morgan and Howard. U.S. Attorney Richard ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
4
'A Lot of People Want Liver': Planned Parenthood's Bloody Business
... conclude anything other than that Somashekhar and Paquette are misleading the readers of the Washington Post with malice aforethought. «National Review Online, Jul 15»
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Planned Parenthood's Real Crime: Making Us Notice | Ordered Liberty
discarding the inconveniently unavoidable remains of these “surgical procedures”; it is planning, with malice aforethought, how to execute the ... «PJ Media, Jul 15»
6
Chester teen charged with attempted murder for shooting at car
Arrest warrants say Sanders fired a gun “at and into” a vehicle in which two people were seated “with malice aforethought.” Teddy Kulmala: ... «The Herald, Jul 15»
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Girl, 5, defiled then strangled: Why court found suspect not guilty
“It will be an exercise in futility for this court to determine whether there is proof of malice aforethought. This will not serve any purpose, given ... «K24 TV, Jul 15»
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Maybe They Didn't Take Away The Old Mass Because They Like Us
... created as it was with full malice aforethought by Freemasonic-Communist-sodomite infiltrators of the Church, and again, consented to by the ... «Pewsitter, Jul 15»
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The Matterhorn Murder Mystery Lives On After 150 Years
The Matterhorn Murder Mystery Lives On After 150 Years. Negligence? Manslaughter? Malice aforethought? Seven men went up the mountain, ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
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Beware Of “Neils” by Mark Winters |
I did it without malice aforethought, but that I did it at all is simply inexcusable. “I sincerely had no idea the extent to which I had let the Club, ... «10sBalls, Jul 15»

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