premeditation
The act of planning or plotting something in advance, especially a crimeThe act of planning or plotting something in advance, especially a crime.
» She did that intentionally and with premeditation.
Sie hat das absichtlich und mit Vorsatz getan. — raggione
monahxo · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of planning or plotting something in advance, especially a crime.
Vorsatz, Vorbedacht, Vorsätzlichkeit
предумы́шленностьpredumýšlennostʹ, преднаме́ренностьprednamérennostʹ
навми́сністьnavmýsnistʹ, уми́сністьumýsnistʹ
planning or plotting in advance of acting
Examples
2 sentencesShe did that intentionally and with premeditation.
deSie hat das absichtlich und mit Vorsatz getan. — raggione
There is instinctive behavior, without premeditation, and premeditated behavior.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin praemeditātiō.Learned borrowing from Latin praemeditātiō.
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Forms
plural: premeditations| Singular | premeditation |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- planning or plotting in advance of acting:forethought
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable