premeditated

Definition of "premeditated"
  1. An action considered and deliberated on prior to its execution
How to use "premeditated" in a sentence
  1. The crime was clearly premeditated, as the perpetrator had clear plans laid out before its commission.
  2. The defendant claimed that the act was not premeditated and was carried out in a moment of panic.
  3. Prosecutors argued that the actions of the accused were premeditated because they discovered notes detailing the plan.

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