malice aforethought malice • maliceful · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · malice aforethought · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 19 · · Length 6 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (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. Synonyms: mens rea, malice aforethought. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · mens rea · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 g latin small letter g U+0067 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075