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American Heritage Dictionary:

pre·med·i·tate

(prē-mĕd'ĭ-tāt') pronunciation

v., -tat·ed, -tat·ing, -tates.

v.tr.
To plan, arrange, or plot (a crime, for example) in advance.

v.intr.
To reflect, ponder, or deliberate beforehand.

premeditative pre·med'i·ta'tive adj.
premeditator pre·med'i·ta'tor n.

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verb

    To consider and plan in advance: predetermine. See planned/unplanned.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

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.

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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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