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premeditated

adjective pre·med·i·tat·ed \-ˌtā-təd\

: done or made according to a plan : planned in advance

Full Definition of PREMEDITATED

:  characterized by fully conscious willful intent and a measure of forethought and planning <premeditated murder>
— pre·med·i·tat·ed·ly adverb
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First Known Use of PREMEDITATED

1590

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

Rhymes with PREMEDITATED

affiliated, articulated, coordinated, decaffeinated, encapsulated, incorporated, inebriated, interrelated, intoxicated, opinionated, sophisticated, uncalculated, uncelebrated, uncomplicated, underinflated, unmediated, unmitigated, unsaturated, unsegregated

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