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malice aforethought vs planning

planning vs malice aforethought

malice aforethought and planning both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
malice aforethought Yes No No No
planning Yes No No No
As nouns, planning is a hypernym of malice aforethought; that is, planning is a word with a broader meaning than malice aforethought:
  • malice aforethought: (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials
  • planning: the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
Other hypernyms of malice aforethought include preparation, provision.
malice aforethought (noun) planning (noun)
(law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise
the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
Difference between malice aforethought and planning

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