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Meanings of malice aforethought in English
Premeditation or predetermination of a crime, increasing the guilt or enormity of the crime.
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Examples for "mens rea"
Examples for "mens rea"
1
How can we establish intention - " mens rea", or the "guilty mind" - beyond a reasonable doubt?
2
The judgement said in light of this it was Anne Stevens' opinion that a mens rea defence would have been hopeless.
3
Some key Republican senators are reluctant to support the bill until it includes changes to " mens rea" laws that govern criminal intent.
4
Central to the criminal law system we have is the idea of intent or, in legalese mens rea, which conveys the idea of "guilty mind".
5
Mens rea reform was excluded from the Senate measure because its authors were divided on the issue.
Usage of malice aforethought in English
1
And in his case he does it deliberately and of malice aforethought.
2
God knows; she might think it was done spitefully, with malice aforethought.
3
Now, let us go forth and smite the ungodly with malice aforethought.
4
Indeed, I have with malice aforethought ransacked his works to find them.
5
Terrible as is his crime, he never committed it out of malice aforethought.
6
I'll have thee to the justice, sirrah, for wicked malice aforethought, and misprision.
7
Why is it you are always ashamed of your country? with malice aforethought.
8
He had acted in cold blood, with malice aforethought, without hesitation or regret.
9
All that is bad in his works is bad elaborately, and of malice aforethought.
10
This sailing with a "dry" boat was malice aforethought on my part.
11
But he is much given to making threats, bearing grudges and behaving with malice aforethought.
12
But even granting that, one could scarcely help suspecting malice aforethought in the curious provision.
13
One thing was for sure: whoever it was had done it with complete malice aforethought.
14
I think he did it with malice aforethought, too.
15
A string quartet was committing Mozart with malice aforethought.
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Which is how I found myself on a crowded train to Oxford-shire, with malice aforethought.