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premeditation
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Premeditation \Pre*med`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. praemeditatio: cf. F. pr['e]m['e]ditation.] The act of meditating or contriving beforehand; previous deliberation; forethought.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. planning or plotting in advance of acting [syn: forethought ] (law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., from Old French premeditacion and directly from Latin praemeditationem (nominative praemeditatio ) "consideration beforehand," noun of action from past participle stem of praemeditari "to consider beforehand," from prae- "before" (see pre- ) ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The act of planning or plotting something in advance, especially a crime.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But were the essential elements of first-degree murder present-malice and premeditation ? ▪ From these interviews, some viewers will infer clearheaded premeditation of murder. ▪ He has to straddle a little bit on the question ...
Usage examples of premeditation.
I got in after her without the slightest premeditation, and the postillion, seeing the carriage full, gave a crack with his whip and we were off, Redegonde shrieking with laughter.
By choosing to pose his victim, he revealed a distinct behavioral characteristic relating to his fantasies and premeditation of the crime.
Always superstitious, I was on the point of accepting, and that for the most foolish reason-namely, that there would be no premeditation in that strange resolution, and it might be the impulse of fate.
I would have been highly pleased if there had been premeditation on her part. I felt satisfied that I was a nobody in her estimation, and as I was conscious of being somebody, I wanted her to know it.
Cedric Boniface was in the law library, briefing the question of premeditation in connection with murder.
But I did not dream that, with full premeditation, they would pull the cavitated moon down upon themselves.
I got in after her without the slightest premeditation, and the postillion, seeing the carriage full, gave a crack with his whip and we were off, Redegonde shrieking with laughter.
A deception arises, sometimes innocently but collaboratively, sometimes with cynical premeditation.
A deception arises, sometimes innocently but collaboratively, sometimes with cynical premeditation.
You know, maybe just pretend the abuse happened and back-pedal like crazy on the premeditation.
I went early by habit and with only short premeditation bought very cheaply the first lot of the day, an undistinguished-looking liver chestnut colt whose blood lines were sounder to the inspection than his spindly legs.
His premeditations passed through the three successive phases to which natures of a certain stamp are limited—reason, will, and obstinacy.
This assault was an affair got up with so little premeditation, that Captain Reud had no other arms than his regulation sword.