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Prepense

Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Anderson (1889), Bouvier (1839)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

Aforethought. See 2 Chit. Crim. Law, *784.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Aforethought.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Aforethought See 2 Chitty, to the crown, it is a prerogative; when grant- Cr. Law 1784. ed to a subject, it is a franchise; 1.1903] 2 Ch. 598. See Malice Aforethought. It is sometimes applied by law writers to

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Forethought; preconcoiv-ed; premeditated. See Territory v. Banni-gan, 1 Dak. 451, 46 N. W. 597; Pcople V. Clark, 7 N. Y. 385.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

I. fr. Before-thought

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

' Aforethought; premeditated: as, malice prepense, q. v.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

the same as afore-