- prepense
- [prɪˈpens]prepense предумышленный; of malice prepense юр. со злым умыслом prepense предумышленный; of malice prepense юр. со злым умыслом
English-Russian short dictionary. 2015.
English-Russian short dictionary. 2015.
Prepense — Pre*pense , a. [See {Pansy}, and cf. {Prepense}, v. t.] Devised, contrived, or planned beforehand; preconceived; premeditated; aforethought; usually placed after the word it qualifies; as, malice prepense. [1913 Webster] This has not arisen from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prepense — Pre*pense , v. t. [Pref. pre + F. penser to think. See {Pansy}.] To weigh or consider beforehand; to premeditate. [Obs.] Spenser. Sir T. Elyot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prepense — Pre*pense , v. i. To deliberate beforehand. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prepense — index aforethought, deliberate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
prepense — [prē pens′] adj. [altered < earlier purpensed < ME < OFr purpensé, pp. of purpenser, to meditate < pur, pro + penser < L pensare, to think: see PENSIVE] planned beforehand; premeditated: see MALICE … English World dictionary
prepense — /prəˈpɛns/ (say pruh pens) adjective premeditated: malice prepense. {earlier prepenst, prepensed, past participle of obsolete prepense meditate beforehand; replacing Middle English purpense, from Old French} …
prepense — adj. (usu. placed after noun) esp. Law deliberate, intentional (malice prepense). Derivatives: prepensely adv. Etymology: earlier prepensed past part. of obs. prepense (v.) alt. f. earlier purpense f. AF & OF purpenser (as PUR , penser): see… … Useful english dictionary
prepense — adjective Etymology: by shortening & alteration from earlier purpensed, from Middle English, past participle of purpensen to deliberate, premeditate, from Anglo French purpenser, from pur thoroughly + penser to think more at purchase, pensive… … New Collegiate Dictionary
prepense — 1. adjective /pɹɪˈpɛns/ Devised, contrived, or planned beforehand; preconceived, premeditated. 2. verb /pɹɪˈpɛns/ To deliberate beforehand. submit you to high prouidence, / And euer in your noble hart prepense, / That all the sorrow in the world… … Wiktionary
prepense — [prɪ pɛns] adjective [usu. postposition] chiefly Law, dated deliberate; intentional. Derivatives prepensely adverb Origin C18: alt. of prepensed, past participle of obs. prepense, from OFr. purpenser, from por beforehand + penser think … English new terms dictionary
prepense — /pri pens /, adj. planned or intended in advance; premeditated. [1695 1705; PRE + pense < L pensus, ptp. of pendere to weigh, consider; see PENSIVE] * * * … Universalium