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

Hooper now 54, was convicted by a jury at trial in 1998 of premeditated murder, felony murder while committing burglary and felony murder while committing kidnapping in connection with the death of Ann Prazniak, 77. —Jack Dura The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025

In the very first episode, Sara obtains evidence proving that Giorgio’s death by hit-and-run was not an accident, but a premeditated act by Ludovico, who used his influence to try to cover it up. —Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 3 June 2025

The Justice Department has announced its intent to seek the death penalty against Mangione, citing the premeditated nature of the crime and its devastating impact. —Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025

Was walking away from the Ocean View Hotel a sudden impulse or a premeditated plan by McPherson to get away from her mother and get some time with her lover? —Casey Cep, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 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