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Noun premeditation has 2 senses
- premeditation(n = noun.cognition) forethought - planning or plotting in advance of acting; Array is a kind of planning, preparation, provision
- premeditation(n = noun.cognition) Array - (law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent; Array is a kind of malice aforethought, mens rea
Derived form verb premeditate1
Derived form verb premeditate1
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premeditation, n. [L. praemeditatio: cf. F. préméditation.].
The act of meditating or contriving beforehand; previous deliberation; forethought. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
premeditation
aforethought, calculatedness, calculation, caution, deliberateness, deliberation, express intention, expressness, forethought, frame-up, intentionality, packed deal, packed jury, planning, plotting, prearrangement, preconcertedness, preconsideration, predeliberation, predetermination, preordering, preresolution, put-up job, rigged jury, scheming, setup, stacked deckROGET THESAURUS
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Predetermination
N predestination, preordination, premeditation, predeliberation, predetermination, foregone conclusion, fait accompli, parti pris, resolve, propendency, intention, project, fate, foredoom, necessity, prepense, premeditated, predesignated, predesigned, advised, studied, designed, calculated, aforethought, intended, foregone, well-laid, well-devised, well-weighed, maturely considered, cunning, advisedly, with premeditation, deliberately, all things considered, with eyes open, in cold blood, intentionally.
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