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Webster 1913 Edition


Premeditation

Pre-medˊi-ta′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
praemeditatio
: cf. F.
préméditation
.]
The act of meditating or contriving beforehand; previous deliberation; forethought.

Webster 1828 Edition


Premeditation

PREMEDITA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. proemeditatio.]
1.
The act of meditating beforehand; previous deliberation.
A sudden thought may be higher than nature can raise without premeditation.
2.
Previous contrivance or design formed; as the premeditation of a crime.

Definition 2024


premeditation

premeditation

See also: préméditation

English

Noun

premeditation (plural premeditations)

  1. The act of planning or plotting something in advance, especially a crime.

Translations


Middle French

Noun

premeditation f (plural premeditations)

  1. preconsideration; pre-thought