malice prepense

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

uncountable

Malice aforethought.

Japanese Meaning

前もって抱かれた悪意 / 計画的な悪意 / 予謀の意図

The jury found that the defendant had acted with malice prepense during the late-night assault.

陪審は被告が深夜の暴行で計画的な悪意を持って行動したと認定した。

Sense（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."