aforethought
/əˈfɔrˌθɔt/
adjective
- Planned or considered in advance; deliberate (used especially in legal contexts with 'malice aforethought').
- The crime was committed with malice aforethought, showing clear planning.
- The judge noted that the defendant had acted with aforethought, not in the heat of the moment.
- His actions were not accidental but done with aforethought intent.
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