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What does aforethought mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word aforethought? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
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Terrible as is his crime, he never committed it out of malice aforethought.
It should be noted, however, that malice aforethought is a technical term whose meaning implies neither ill-will nor premeditation.
So, the idea of sustainable development, which was developed by the neo-Malthusians, who were genocidal artists, was developed with malice aforethought.
Did he kill her with malice aforethought, willfully, deliberately?
One of the ones that gets shared and dangled with malice aforethought is tickets.
If malice aforethought is lacking the unlawful homicide will be manslaughter.

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