/ ˌpriːˈmedɪteɪtɪd; NAmE / adjective
( of a crime or bad action ) planned in advance :
a premeditated attack
The killing had not been premeditated.
OPP unpremeditated
► pre·medi·ta·tion / ˌpriːˌmedɪˈteɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (earlier (late Middle English) as premeditation ): from Latin praemeditat- thought out before, from the verb praemeditari , from prae before + meditari meditate + -ed .