prepense
[adjective]
Synonyms: deliberate, advised, aforethought, considered, designed, premeditated, studied, studious, thought-out

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prepense verb trans.E16-E18.
[Alt. of earlier PURPENSE, with substitution of prefix PRE- to emphasize the notion of 'beforehand'.]
Plan, devise, or consider beforehand. Chiefly as prepensed ppl adjective.
malice prepensed Law = malice prepense s.v. PREPENSE adjective 1.

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prepense adjective. [pri:'pɛns] E18.
[Alt. of earlier prepensed pa. pple of PREPENSE verb, after Latin pa. pples in -ensus.]
1. Considered and planned beforehand; premeditated, deliberate. Chiefly in malice prepense (Law), malice aforethought. Cf. PROPENSE 3. E18.
joc.:
■ L. Stephen He..plunges into slang, not irreverently..but of malice prepense.

2. Of a person: acting with intention, deliberate. rare. L19.
■ G. Macdonald He was an orator wilful and prepense.

■ prepensely adverb M19.

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