aforethought

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Her consistency of dress was a sign of reliability in the face of global change, a physical expression of her job as a living historical symbol and a tool wielded with precision, aforethought.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2022

Everything he has done in his whole life has been with malice aforethought.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2022

Malice aforethought is a broad category that encompasses numerous scenarios, including a situation in which the accused allegedly acted with such blatant disregard for the safety of others that a fatal outcome was reasonably foreseeable.

From Washington Post • Jan. 15, 2020

As Regina George, the reigning mean girl with malice aforethought, Taylor Louderman is a contender for lead actress in a musical.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2018

Was it recklessness, was it perversity, or was it malice aforethought, that withheld from the prisoners the means of shelter?

From Martyria or Andersonville Prison by Hamlin, Augustus C.