premeditation

English Thesaurus

1. (law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	malice aforethought, mens rea,
definition	:	(law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials (noun.cognition)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

2. planning or plotting in advance of acting (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	planning, preparation, provision,
definition	:	the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening (noun.cognition)

3. (law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	premeditate, premeditate,
definition	:	consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	premeditate, premeditate,
definition	:	consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand (verb.cognition)