premeditated

adjective

pre·​med·​i·​tat·​ed (ˌ)prē-ˈme-də-ˌtā-təd 

: characterized by fully conscious willful intent and a measure of forethought and planning

premeditated murder

premeditatedly adverb

Examples of premeditated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While Israeli historians debate the extent to which this was a premeditated policy or the outcome of war, the idea of mass expulsion has haunted Israel's history ever since. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025

And so camera location and camera movement was really kind of premeditated. —Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025

Now, Booker has been charged with premeditated murder; evidence tampering; dismembering and mutilation of a corpse; and concealing a death, the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office announced. —Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025

Investigators believe Pan was also responsible for the four .45 caliber shootings, and that the shootings were part of a premeditated plan. —Murray Weiss, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for premeditated

• abbreviated
• accelerated
• accentuated
• accommodated
• acculturated
• accumulated
• acidulated
• adjudicated
• administrated
• adulterated
• affiliated
• agglomerated

Legal Definition

premeditated

adjective

pre·​med·​i·​tat·​ed

: having been thought about at some point before being committed

any premeditated killing

also : having been formed prior to commission of the act

with premeditated malice

compare deliberate