malice aforethought

• Término jurídico que designa la intención deliberada y consciente de causar daño o cometer un acto ilícito, empleado especialmente en acusaciones de homicidio para indicar premeditación y malicia.

A legal term referring to the conscious, deliberate intention to cause harm or commit a wrongful act, especially used in the context of murder charges to indicate premeditation and evil intent.

1. Premeditated intent to harmC2formal

   The deliberate and conscious intention to cause harm or commit a wrongful act, especially in legal contexts.

   Intención premeditada de causar daño

   • The prosecution argued that the defendant acted with malice aforethought.
   • In court, the lawyer proved the crime was committed with malice aforethought.
   • Malice aforethought is a key element in first-degree murder charges.