premeditated

[pri-med-i-tey-tid]

adjective

1. done deliberately; planned in advance.

   a premeditated murder.

Other Word Forms

• premeditatedly adverb
• unpremeditated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of premeditated¹

First recorded in 1580–90; pre- + meditate + -ed ²

Synonym Study

See deliberate.

Example Sentences

An extrajudicial killing, premeditated and without justification or excuse and without the legal authority tied to an armed conflict, is properly called “murder.”

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Nine suspects have been charged with premeditated murder in connection with the killing, but the case has not concluded.

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Prosecutors originally charged Cintula with premeditated murder but they later reclassified the shooting as a "terror" attack, citing his political motivation.

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Andrew Fox, honorary president of Aston Villa's Jewish Villans supporters' club, said he thought Khan's comments on Amsterdam were "shameful", describing what happened there as a "premeditated Jew hunt".

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The prosecutor believed the blast had taken place on a floor above the entrance and told reporters it was a "premeditated and voluntary homicide".

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Related Words

• calculated 
• conscious 
• deliberate 
• intentional 
• willful