Definition of "premeditation" [pre•med•i•ta•tion]

• The act of speculating, arranging, or plotting in advance. (noun)
• Law The contemplation of a crime well enough in advance to show deliberate intent to commit the crime; forethought. (noun)

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• "This is an aggravated offense, in that there was some level of premeditation in other words, not a random testosterone fueled engagement between two meatheads over a girl and due to the 6 on 1 engagement...again, not “boys being boys” but a beatdown."
• "His playing suggests precision without premeditation, which is one reason for his success along a certain"
• "His playing suggests precision without premeditation, which is one"