PREMEDITATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("premeditation" is a kind of...):

malice aforethought; mens rea ((law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Derivation:

premeditate (consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Planning or plotting in advance of acting

Synonyms:

forethought; premeditation