'Premeditation' definitions:
Definition of 'premeditation'
(from WordNet)
noun
Planning or plotting in advance of acting [syn: premeditation, forethought]
noun
(law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent
Definition of 'Premeditation'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'premeditation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aforethought,
- calculatedness,
- calculation,
- caution,
- deliberateness,
- deliberation,
- express intention,
- expressness,
- forethought,
- frame-up,
- intentionality,
- packed deal,
- packed jury,
- planning,
- plotting,
- prearrangement,
- preconcertedness,
- preconsideration,
- predeliberation,
- predetermination,
- preordering,
- preresolution,
- put-up job,
- rigged jury,
- scheming,
- setup,
- stacked deck