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premeditation

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pre·med·i·ta·tion  (pr-md-tshn)
n.
1. The act of speculating, arranging, or plotting in advance.
2. Law The contemplation of a crime well enough in advance to show deliberate intent to commit the crime; forethought.

premeditation [prɪˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən]
n
1. (Law) Law prior resolve to do some act or to commit a crime
2. the act of premeditating
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.premeditation - planning or plotting in advance of acting
planning, preparation, provision - the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"
2.premeditation - (law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent
malice aforethought, mens rea - (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

premeditation
noun planning, design, purpose, plotting, intention, determination, deliberation, forethought, prearrangement, malice aforethought, predetermination The judge concluded that there was insufficient evidence of premeditation.
Translations
premeditation [priːˌmedɪˈteɪʃən] Npremeditación f
premeditation [priːˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən] npréméditation f
premeditation
nVorsatz m
premeditation [priːˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃn] npremeditazione f


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Then, without premeditation, we may express our disapproval of such a turn by getting up from our seats and leaving the theatre for a promenade and a breath of fresh air outside, coming back, when the turn is over, to enjoy the rest of the programme.
Without premeditation, without sorrow, without rejoicing, and almost without noticing it, I stepped into the very different atmosphere of "An Outpost of Progress.
This would be the more likely to take place, as the delinquencies of the larger members might be expected sometimes to proceed from an ambitious premeditation in their rulers, with a view to getting rid of all external control upon their designs of personal aggrandizement; the better to effect which it is presumable they would tamper beforehand with leading individuals in the adjacent States.
 
 
 
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