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Premeditated

premeditated adj

: having been thought about at some point before being committed [any killing]
;also
: having been formed prior to commission of the act [with malice] compare deliberate

Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.
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