noun

premeditation

noun

The act of planning something, especially a crime, well before carrying it out.

"The judge found evidence of premeditation in how the attack was planned."

How to Use Premeditation

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe advance planning behind an act, most often used in legal contexts around crime.

Common pairings

with premeditation evidence of premeditation

premeditations plural

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The judge found evidence of _____ in how the attack was planned.

A learned borrowing from Latin praemeditatio.

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