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-