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
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Those old-fashioned TV-show plots with a premeditated murder committed for some explicable reason, that’s really an anachronism.
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Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Nigel Edge was arrested Saturday on charges including first-degree murder in what police are calling a premeditated attack.
—Chris Arnold, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
However, prosecutors argued that there was no evidence of abuse and that the murder was a premeditated effort to keep Doug from seeing their child.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
The Justice Department previously described the murder as a premeditated attack.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Nigel Edge was arrested Saturday on charges including first-degree murder in what police are calling a premeditated attack.
—Chris Arnold, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
However, prosecutors argued that there was no evidence of abuse and that the murder was a premeditated effort to keep Doug from seeing their child.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
The Justice Department previously described the murder as a premeditated attack.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Premeditated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/premeditated. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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