constructive malice
The doctrine that malice aforethought could be attributed to the defendant if death…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.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, historical, uncountable)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.
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable