premeditation

n.

1. The act of speculating, arranging, or plotting in advance.
2. Law. The contemplation of a crime well enough in advance to show deliberate intent to commit the crime; forethought.

Forethought; the giving of consideration to a matter beforehand "for some length of time, however short." 56 S.E. 2d 678, 681. As one of the elements of first-degree murder, the term is often equated with intent and "deliberateness," though it is said that premeditation should require more substantial contemplation and should be confined to instances of "real and substantial reflection." Perkins & Boyce, Criminal Law 132 (3rd ed. 1982). See also mens rea.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: planning or plotting in advance of acting
  Synonym: forethought

Meaning #2: (law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forsætlighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
opzet, van te voren bedacht plan

Français (French)
n. - (gén, Jur) préméditation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorsatz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (νομ.) προμελέτη

Italiano (Italian)
premeditazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - premeditação (f)

Русский (Russian)
умысел, преднамеренность

Español (Spanish)
n. - premeditación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uppsåt, berått mod, överläggning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
预先设想, 预谋

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 預先設想, 預謀

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 미리 생각[계획]하기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 予謀, 前もって計画する事, 故意

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تو, تعمد, إصرار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כוונה תחילה‬

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