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malice prepense

/ˈmælɪs pɹɪˈpɛns/

malice prepense noun: malice aforethought.

Noun

malice prepense (uncountable)

  1. Malice aforethought.
    • Quoth I, "This I did by accident not of malice prepense;" and quoth he, "If thou didst it by accident, I will do the like by thee with intention."1885–1888, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, “Night 11”, in A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments, now Entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a...
    • Mrs. Dallow complied, placing herself opposite to him in the boat; but as he took up the paddles she declared that she preferred to remain on the water—there was too much malice prepense in the temple. He asked her what she meant by that, and she said it was ridiculous to withdraw to an island a...1889–1890, Henry James, The Tragic Muse […], volume (please specify the page), Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company […], published 7 June 1890, →OCLC

Questions about malice prepense

What does malice prepense mean?
Malice prepense means malice aforethought.
What part of speech is malice prepense?
Malice prepense is a noun.
How do you pronounce malice prepense?
Malice prepense is pronounced /ˈmælɪs pɹɪˈpɛns/.

Words near malice prepense in the dictionary

  1. malice aforethought
  2. malice in fact
  3. malice in law
  4. malice murder
  5. malice murders
  6. malice prepense
  7. maliced
  8. maliceful
  9. maliceless
  10. malices
  11. malicide

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