provision vs malice aforethought

malice aforethought vs provision

provision and malice aforethought both are nouns.

provision is a verb but malice aforethought is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
provision	Yes	No	Yes	No
malice aforethought	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, malice aforethought is a hyponym of provision; that is, malice aforethought is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than provision:

provision: the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
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

Other hyponyms of provision include agreement, arrangement, applecart, mens rea, calculation, deliberation, forethought, premeditation.

provision (noun)	malice aforethought (noun)
the activity of supplying or providing something	(law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials
the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
a stipulated condition
a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)

provision (verb)	malice aforethought (verb)
supply with provisions

Difference between provision and malice aforethought

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