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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
advised, calculatedness, calculation, considered, deliberateness, deliberation, designed, express intention, expressness, forethought, intentionality, preconsideration, preconsidered, predeliberated, predeliberation, predetermination, predetermined, premeditated, premeditation, prepense, preresolution, preresolved, studied, studious, thought-out
Dictionary Results for Aforethought:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
aforethought
    adj 1: planned in advance; "with malice aforethought" [syn:
           aforethought(ip), planned, plotted]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Aforethought \A*fore"thought`\, a.
   Premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed; as,
   malice aforethought, which is required to constitute murder.
   --Bouvier.
   [1913 Webster]
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Aforethought \A*fore"thought`\, n.
   Premeditation.
   [1913 Webster]
4. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
AFORETHOUGHT, crim. law. Premeditated, prepense; the length of time during
which the accused has entertained the thought of committing the offence is
not very material, provided he has in fact entertained such thought; he is
thereby rendered criminal in a greater degree than if he had committed the
offence without. premeditation. Vide Malice; aforethought; Premeditation 2
Chit. Cr. 785; 4 Bl. Com. 199; Fost. 132, 291, 292; Cro. Car. 131; Palm.
545; W. Jones, 198; 4 Dall. R. 146; 1 P. A. Bro. App. xviii.; Addis. R. 148;
1 Ashm. R. 289.
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