premeditation

英 [,priːmedɪ'teɪʃn; prɪ,medɪ'teɪʃn] 美['primɛdɪ'teʃən]

• n. 预谋；预先设想

1. planning or plotting in advance of acting

2. (law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent