aforethought

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Recent Examples of aforethought Páez was also convicted of two counts of aggravated homicide, qualified by intent and malice aforethought. Greg Wehner, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2023 Had Styles — either completely by accident or with malice aforethought — unleashed a mouthful of spit upon his elder co-star? Vulture, 7 Sep. 2022 The leak of a draft majority opinion from the Supreme Court that would overturn Roe v. Wade is an unprecedented breach of trust, and one that must be assumed was done with malice aforethought. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 May 2022 Depraved-indifference murder is not supposed to be a sleight-of-hand that elevates manslaughter to murder, or that effectively turns an unintentional killing into an intentional murder by substituting depraved indifference for malice aforethought. Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 7 Mar. 2021 In December, Newman pleaded guilty to second-degree murder with malice aforethought. Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, 9 July 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aforethought
Adjective
  • Those old-fashioned TV-show plots with a premeditated murder committed for some explicable reason, that’s really an anachronism.
    Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Nigel Edge was arrested Saturday on charges including first-degree murder in what police are calling a premeditated attack.
    Chris Arnold, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • While relocating the U21s and U18s from the main building was a deliberate choice, space has in any case been taken up by open-plan offices to accommodate non-football staff relocated from Old Trafford — a policy instructed by Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • What sets Hernandez apart is the combination of technical fluency, cultural sensibility, and deliberate coordination.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Whether her death was intentional or accidental remains unknown, but her heartbreak is unquestionable.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Moving from canvas to page was challenging, and deeply intentional, for Rosales.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Aforethought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aforethought. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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