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Premeditated
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premeditated adj
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: having been thought about at some point before being committed [any killing]
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: 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.