Definition of Premeditate. Meaning of Premeditate. Synonyms of Premeditate

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Definition of Premeditate

Premeditate
Premeditate Pre*med"i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Premeditated (-t[=a]`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Premeditating.] [L. praemeditatus, p. p. of praemeditari; prae before + meditari to meditate. See Meditate.] To think on, and revolve in the mind, beforehand; to contrive and design previously; as, to premeditate robbery. With words premeditated thus he said. --Dryden.
Premeditate
Premeditate Pre*med"i*tate, v. i. To think, consider, deliberate, or revolve in the mind, beforehand.
Premeditate
Premeditate Pre*med"i*tate, a. [L. praemeditatus, p. p.] Premeditated; deliberate. [Archaic] --Bp. Burnet.

Meaning of Premeditate from wikipedia

- aforethought in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Malice aforethought is the "premeditation" or "predetermination" (with malice) required as an element of some...
- On a Wound by Premeditation is a speech by the ancient Gr**** orator and speechwriter Lysias. Lysias is one of the "Canon of Ten" Attic orators He is known...
- broadened the scope of murder by eliminating the requirement of actual premeditation and deliberation as well as true malice. All that was required for malice...
- simple and straightforward to have engaged in the kind of deception and premeditation alleged by his accusers, and the latter by encouraging the audience...
- instinctive reaction and although deliberate not made with malice or premeditation, it was a serious error." Initially feeling wronged, Schumacher accepted...
- commit the act at that moment and seizes it. Such acts have little or no premeditation. This theory focuses on the right cir****stances for a crime of opportunity...
- Court of Criminal Appeals on the grounds that "an oral confession of premeditation made while in police custody" should have been ruled inadmissible, because...
- that the prosecution in the Nagoya murder case had demonstrated clear premeditation, while in the Furuta case the intent to murder was more uncertain. Furuta's...
- County Superior Court and charged with two felony counts of murder with premeditation and special cir****stances, to which he pleaded not guilty. Because of...
- skeptical about the rest of his story, not only because it implied premeditation by Frank, but also because it suggested that Frank had confessed to...