Definition of Aforethought

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Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.
  • Aforethought
    Ballentine's Law Dictionary

    Premeditated.

  • Aforethought
    Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition

    In criminal law. Delibsrate; planned; premeditated; prepense. State v. Peo, 9 Houst (Del.) 488, 33 Atl. 257; Edwards v. State, 25 Ark. 444; People v. Ah Choy, 1 Idaho, 317; State v. Fiske, 63 Co.nn. 388, 28 Atl. 572.