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Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense; hence, deliberate.

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  1. a. Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense; hence, deliberate.
  2. n. A thinking or planning beforehand; prescience; premeditation; forecast; provident care.
  3. n. planning or plotting in advance of acting
  4. n. judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
  5. Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense; hence, deliberate. "Forethought malice." Bacon. A thinking or planning beforehand; prescience; premeditation; forecast; provident care. A sphere that will demand from him forethought, courage, and wisdom. I. Taylor.
  6. Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense;hence, deliberate. "Forethought malice." Bacon.
  7. n:100 n planning or plotting in advance of acting n judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger