English Explanatory Dictionary

constructive malice

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

constructive malice
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