Malice aforethought
Malice aforethought noun - (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials.
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Plan and malice aforethought are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plan" instead a noun phrase "Malice aforethought".
Plan
Plan noun - A method worked out in advance for achieving some objective.
Malice aforethought and plan are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Malice aforethought" instead a noun "Plan".
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