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premeditated

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pre·med·i·tat·ed

[pri-med-i-tey-tid]
adjective
done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.

Origin:
1580–90; pre- + meditate + -ed2

pre·med·i·tat·ed·ly, adverb
un·pre·med·i·tat·ed, adjective

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Example Sentences
  • Melvin was either temporarily insane or so mentally ill that he was incapable of forming a premeditated design to kill at the.
  • Here we're talking about gross and premeditated abrogation of responsibility by a senior administrator.
  • Anyway the difference is similar to that of premeditated murder and criminal negligence.
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pre·med·i·tate

[pri-med-i-teyt]
verb (used with object), -tat·ed, -tat·ing.
to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand: to premeditate a murder.

Origin:
1540–50; < Latin praemeditātus past participle of praemeditārī to contemplate in advance. See pre-, meditate

pre·med·i·ta·tive, adjective
pre·med·i·ta·tor, noun


See deliberate.

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premeditated

adjective
characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning; "a premeditated crime" [ant: unpremeditated
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