premeditation
noun [ U ] uk/ˌpriː.med.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌpriː.med.əˈteɪ.ʃən/
预谋，策划
the fact of thinking about or carefully planning to do something, especially a crime or something unpleasant
Because the jury did not think there was premeditation, it convicted him of a lesser crime. 因为陪审团认为案件不涉及预谋，所以判定他犯有较轻的罪行。
Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of her remarks was their premeditation. 也许她的言论中最令人不安的方面是认为他们有预谋。
See: premeditated
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- Premeditation does not have to involve an elaborate plan.
- His premeditation is clear in a letter he wrote before the shooting that said he needed better weapons.
- There can be confusion between premeditation and the ability to control one's actions.