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Definition of premeditated adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

premeditated

adjective

NAmE//ˌpriˈmɛdəˌteɪt̮əd//

(of a crime or bad action) planned in advance a premeditated attack The killing was not premeditated. opposite unpremeditated

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premeditation

NAmE//priˌmɛdəˈteɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See premeditated in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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