Dictionary:
pre·med·i·tate (prē-mĕd'ĭ-tāt')
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| Thesaurus: premeditate |
| Law Encyclopedia: Premeditate |
To think of an act beforehand; to contrive and design; to plot or lay plans for the execution of a purpose.
Premeditation refers to the decision to plan to commit a crime, generally murder. A premeditated murder is thought out beforehand, but no specific length of time is needed for premeditation.
| WordNet: premeditate |
The verb has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand
Meaning #2:
think or reflect beforehand or in advance
| Translations: Premeditate |
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - udtænke i forvejen
v. intr. - overveje på forhånd
Nederlands (Dutch)
met opzet doen, van te voren bedenken
Français (French)
v. tr. - (gén, Jur) préméditer
v. intr. - (gén, Jur) préméditer
Deutsch (German)
v. - vorsätzlich planen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προμελετώ, προσχεδιάζω
Italiano (Italian)
premeditare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - premeditar
Русский (Russian)
заранее обдумывать, умышленно
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - premeditar
v. intr. - reflexionar de antemano
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - beräkna, på förhand tänka ut
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
预先考虑, 预谋
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 預先考慮, 預謀
v. intr. - 預先考慮, 預謀
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 미리 생각하다
v. intr. - 의논하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 前もって計画する, 前もって熟慮する
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يتروى في الأمر قبل الإقدام عليه
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - תכנן מראש, חשב (על) מראש, זמם
v. intr. - תכנן מראש
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