Definitions for aforethought
əˈfɔrˌθɔt, əˈfoʊr-afore·thought

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aforethought(ip), planned, plottedadjective

   planned in advance

   "with malice aforethought"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aforethoughtadjective

   Premeditated; planned ahead of time.

   This was not merely wrong; it was clearly done with malice aforethought.

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1. aforethought

   Aforethought is a term used mainly in law, referring to an action that has been planned, premeditated, or deliberated in advance. It is usually associated with malice or harmful intent and is used to establish a higher degree of guilt in crimes, particularly murder.

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1. Aforethoughtadjective

   premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed; as, malice aforethought, which is required to constitute murder

2. Aforethoughtnoun

   premeditation

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Aforethought

   a-fōr′thawt, adj. thought of or meditated before: premeditated.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of aforethought in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of aforethought in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of aforethought in a Sentence

1. Author Unknown:

   Oh, replied his patient, with no malice aforethought, he told me to come and see you.

2. Charles Ponzi:

   Even if they never got anything for it, it was cheap at that price. Without malice aforethought I had given them the best show that was ever staged in their territory since the landing of the Pilgrims! It was easily worth fifteen million bucks to watch me put the thing over.

3. Author Unknown:

   A patient going to a doctor for his first visit was asked, "And whom did you consult before coming to me?""Only the village druggist," was the answer."And what sort of foolish advice did that numbskull give you?" asked the doctor, his tone and manner denoting his contempt for the advice of the layman."Oh," replied his patient, with no malice aforethought, "he told me to come and see you."

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=aforethought
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Aforethought
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aforethought
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=aforethought