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premeditation

n. planning, plotting or deliberating before doing something. Premeditation is an element in first degree murder and shows intent to commit that crime. (See: malice aforethought, murder, first degree murder)

premeditation

noun advance planning, deliberate intent, deliberate intention, design, dissinct purpose, forethought, machination, praemeditatio, prearrangement, preconsideration, predeliberation, previous deliberation, previous reflection, prior determination
Associated concepts: intent

premeditation

prior resolve to do some act or to commit a crime.

PREMEDITATION. A design formed to commit a crime or to do some other thing before it is done.
2. Premeditation differs essentially from will, which constitutes the crime, because it supposes besides an actual will, a deliberation and a continued persistence which indicate more perversity. The preparation of arms or other instruments required for the execution of the crime, are indications of a premeditation, but are not absolute proof of it, as these preparations may have been intended for other purposes, and then suddenly changed to the performance of the criminal act. Murder by poisoning must of necessity be done with premeditation. See Aforethought; Murder.

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It was a single act, it was in isolation and there was a lack of any significant premeditation," he said.

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Amy Jacobs, defending, argued that there had been no premeditation.

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Les mis en en causes sont poursuivis pour "attroupement arme pendant la nuit, incitation a la violence, rebellion, coups et blessures avec premeditation a l'encontre de fonctionnaires dans l'exercice de leurs fonctions, utilisation des armes, destruction de biens publics et prives et entrave de la voie publique", selon une source judiciaire.

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Therefore, they'll have to sit next to each other sincerely and finish the job with a positive premeditation, Rizaov concludes.

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Elle a neanmoins souligne que l'evolution rapide des evenements a largement esquinte les forces policieres, ce qui pourrait donner l'impression, qu'il existe la une premeditation pour destabiliser le pays et ebranler la legitimite.

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He added: "The giving of this drug to Amy required, as it must have done, the crushing of tablet or tablets involving a significant degree or planning and premeditation.

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Defining mens rea clearly and adjudicating it accurately have long been problems where the law requires separation between knowing and hapless actors, or between states such as premeditation and heat of passion.

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At his sentencing, the judge in the case ordered that "life must mean life", criticising the greed that lay behind Neilson's attacks, the vulnerability of the victims and the premeditation.