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Meanings of premeditation in English

Spanish
premeditación
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Legal concept.

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premeditación

Planning or plotting in advance of acting.

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Examples for "forethought"
Examples for "forethought"
1
Observe the symbol of forethought. He spread the waterproof to the wind.
The Daughters of Danaus
2
It is the mere instinct of wisdom; it cannot be called forethought.'
A Dozen Ways Of Love
3
The blacksmith had had the forethought to bring the shoes with him.
In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
4
Quite unexpectedly and without forethought the nation had emancipated four million slaves.
The Negro
5
Her smile was a sufficient reward for the bit of tactful forethought.
Empire Builders
Usage of premeditation in English
1
The act was without premeditation; her whole being was insistent upon it.
The Bells of San Juan
2
It decided the offence merited a top-level entry in terms of premeditation.
The Guardian
3
Against the theory of premeditation the following cardinal facts may be urged:
The Historical Nights' Entertainment: First Series
4
Methinks, Father Francis, we need now but the evidence of the premeditation.
The Vale of Cedars; Or, The Martyr
5
He seated himself with plain premeditation directly opposite the caisse, staring openly.
Red Masquerade: Being the Story of the Lone Wolf's Daughter
6
Without premeditation, I blessed her and then kissed her on the forehead.
The Hyperion Cantos
7
Is what I have just seen due to accident or to premeditation?
The Life of the Spider
8
The method suggested a fair amount of premeditation to his actions as well.
The South African
9
Any display of premeditation by crowds is in consequence out of the question.
The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind
10
He had made the slip without premeditation; but what was done was done.
The Goose Girl
11
The Ashanti rising was the result of long premeditation and preparation.
Through Three Campaigns: A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti
12
So he had saved the youth without premeditation or reckoning of the cost.
Under Two Flags
13
This constant premeditation of the whole life is that which makes the wonder.
Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 12
14
Mr Ellison explained that such a charge would require premeditation to be proven.
News.com.au
15
Without premeditation she had struck a new note in their relationship.
The Mayor of Warwick
16
There are strong elements of premeditation, of expressed intent, of malice.
Lone Wolf
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Premeditation across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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