premeditation: Meaning and Definition of

pre•med•i•ta•tion

Pronunciation: (pri-med"i-tā'shun), [key]
— n.
  1. an act or instance of premeditating.
  2. sufficient forethought to impute deliberation and intent to commit the act.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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