noun
1. planning or plotting in advance of acting
• Syn: ↑forethought
• Derivationally related forms: ↑premeditate
• Hypernyms: ↑planning, ↑preparation, ↑provision
2. (law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent
• Derivationally related forms: ↑premeditate
• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
• Hypernyms: ↑mens rea, ↑malice aforethought
Useful english dictionary. 2012.