Definition of PREMEDITATION

premeditation

Meanings

Plural: premeditations

Noun

  • planning or plotting in advance of acting
  • (law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent
  • The act of planning or plotting something in advance, especially a crime.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin praemeditātiō.

Synonyms

forethought, malice aforethought

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