Even these common specifically-Jewish surnames can be misleading, though. The surname Cohan (as in songwriter George M.) is usually Irish rather than Jewish. The surname Lavigne (as in singer Avril) is pronounced much like Levine, but it is a common gentile name among French Canadians.
malice aforethought - Legal Definition. n. The requisite state of mind for murder to be charged under the common law, involving an intent to kill or to cause serious physical harm, depraved indifference to human life, or an intent to commit another serious felony that results in a death.
Malicious Law and Legal Definition. Malicious means substantially certain to cause injury, being deliberately harmful or spiteful, without just cause or excuse. There are different types of malicious acts which are considered offenses. For example, malicious prosecution, malicious mistake, malicious killing etc . A malicious act is an intentional, wrongful act performed against another without legal justification or excuse.