Aforethought

a.	1.	Premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed; as, malice aforethought, which is required to constitute murder.
n.	1.	Premeditation.

Adj.

1.

aforethought - planned in advance; "with malice aforethought" Synonyms: plotted, planned

AFORETHOUGHT, crim. law. Premeditated, prepense; the length of time during which the accused has entertained the thought of committing the offence is not very material, provided he has in fact entertained such thought; he is thereby rendered criminal in a greater degree than if he had committed the offence without. premeditation. Vide Malice; aforethought; Premeditation 2 Chit. Cr. 785; 4 Bl. Com. 199; Fost. 132, 291, 292; Cro. Car. 131; Palm. 545; W. Jones, 198; 4 Dall. R. 146; 1 P. A. Bro. App. xviii.; Addis. R. 148; 1 Ashm. R. 289.

advised, calculatedness, calculation, considered, deliberateness, deliberation, designed, express intention, expressness, forethought, intentionality, preconsideration, preconsidered, predeliberated, predeliberation, predetermination, predetermined, premeditated, premeditation, prepense, preresolution, preresolved, studied, studious, thought-out