Premeditation
[,priːmedɪ'teɪʃn;prɪ,medɪ'teɪʃn] or ['primɛdɪ'teʃən]
Definition
(noun.) (law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent.
(noun.) planning or plotting in advance of acting.
Editor: Nell--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of meditating or contriving beforehand; previous deliberation; forethought.
Edited by Amber
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Forethought, previous deliberation.
Edited by Angelina
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Forethought, deliberation
ANT:{Without_forethought}, {without_deliberation}
Editor: Verna
Examples
- I don't know, she said, why you are always accusing me of premeditation. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Jane instantly gave a look at Elizabeth which spoke her distress at such premeditation, and her entreaty that _she_ would not give in to it. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
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