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premeditation

DEFINITIONS OF: premeditation

1

n planning or plotting in advance of acting

Synonyms:
forethought
Type of:
planning, preparation, provision
the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening

n (law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent

Type of:
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
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