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View synonyms for aforethought

aforethought

[ uh-fawr-thawt, uh-fohr- ]

adjective

  1. thought thought of previously; premeditated (usually used predicatively):

    with malice aforethought.



noun

  1. premeditation; forethought.

aforethought

/ əˈfɔːˌθɔːt /

adjective

  1. immediately postpositive premeditated (esp in the phrase malice aforethought )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of aforethought1

First recorded in 1575–85; afore + thought 2
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Example Sentences

And there’s no question it was a choice aforethought.

Capote had no doubt that Ann — “Mrs. Bang Bang,” he once called her to her face — had offed her husband with malice aforethought, but in Montillo’s telling the evidence is less than clear-cut.

The legal definition — and I might actually slaughter this a little myself — the legal definition of manslaughter is killing a human being without malice aforethought.

From Salon

Her consistency of dress was a sign of reliability in the face of global change, a physical expression of her job as a living historical symbol and a tool wielded with precision, aforethought.

Three weeks ago, I wrote here about "Seven Days in June," a right-wing coup carried out without violence, but with considerable malice aforethought by the Supreme Court in the final week of its term.

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