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constructive malice

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
con-struc-tive -mal-ice
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The doctrine that malice aforethought could be attributed to the defendant if death was caused during the commission of another felony (such as robbery or burglary) — abolished in most cases by the Homicide Act 1957.

British usage; Uncountable

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What does constructive malice mean?
The doctrine that malice aforethought could be attributed to the defendant if death was caused during the commission of another felony (such as robbery or burglary) — abolished in most cases by the Homicide Act 1957.

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