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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


préméditation

préméditation

See also: premeditation

French

Noun

préméditation f (plural préméditations)

  1. premeditation