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premeditation

pre·me·di·tation

UK/ˌpɹiː.mɛ.dɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ US/pɹiːˌmɛ.dɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ rare

noun

1.

planning or plotting in advance of acting

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2.

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

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin praemeditātiō.

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