premeditation
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premeditation
- /ˌpɹiː.mɛ.dɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
- /pɹiːˌmɛ.dɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin praemeditātiō.
noun premeditations
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The act of planning or plotting something in advance, especially a crime.
Prosecutors argued in opening statements that Clancy had “coldly and efficiently executed” her children, doing so with “no hesitation, with deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity and cruelty” after she “drew her husband out of the house, their father, so that she had the opportunity and the t
Similar: malice aforethought
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noun the act of planning or plotting
| Español | alevosía, premeditación |
|---|---|
| Français | préméditation |
| Deutsch | Vorsatz, Vorbedacht, Vorsätzlichkeit |
| Italiano | premeditazione |
| Русский | предумы́шленность predumýšlennostʹ, преднаме́ренность prednamérennostʹ |
| العربية | سبق الإصرار والترصّد |
Talk about this word "premeditation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/premeditation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. premeditation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/premeditation "premeditation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/premeditation.Cite this
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