Used in a Sentence

premeditated

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for premeditated.

Editorial note

If installing a rootkit is equivalent to premeditated murder, then the murderer must have motive, means, and opportunity.

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Quick take

Planned, considered, or estimated in advance; deliberate.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of premeditated gathered in one view.

adjective

Planned, considered, or estimated in advance; deliberate.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for premeditated.

Example sentences

1

If installing a rootkit is equivalent to premeditated murder, then the murderer must have motive, means, and opportunity.

2

This most likely means that whatever she intended to do with it was premeditated.

3

But the police then charges you with attempted second degree murder -- or even first degree (eg, premeditated).

4

He did 11 months for a premeditated theft for which he tried to cover his tracks.

5

Most rapes are actually premeditated (which makes a lot of sense since most victims are raped by people they know).

6

She explained there should be no doubt his crimes met the aggravating criteria because they were premeditated, cruel, depraved and especially heinous.

7

There are a couple of problems with the analysis you linked to, primarily that it doesn't differentiate between premeditated and unplanned crimes.

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Studies consistently show that the rates of premeditated crimes decrease when the penalties increase.

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Clearly, he should be arrested for blatant pre-premeditated pre-crime./s Why was this boob hanging around watching a hobo allegedly ogle unaccompanied children?

10

Don't you think there's a difference between premeditated murder and accidental death?

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As for sharing edits to documents, that's probably best done as a premeditated thing with people you know, which is where merkle trees'll be useful for verification.

12

I don't know, I more stumbled into it - I'll admit that my wording made it sound like it was premeditated in my case...

Quote examples

1

"Whereas premeditated murder can be prevented." If you can prevent it at an acceptable cost, by all means prevent it.

2

So, to call this news story about a politician acting in a premeditated, unscrupulous/unethical manner a "hit job" shows your deep political bias.

3

"We’ve seen a community devastated by a terrorist attack that can only be described as pure, premeditated evil" This sort of "evil" happens almost every day in the inner city.

Proper noun examples

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Premeditated murder is preventable some of the time.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use premeditated in a sentence?

If installing a rootkit is equivalent to premeditated murder, then the murderer must have motive, means, and opportunity.

What does premeditated mean?

Planned, considered, or estimated in advance; deliberate.

What part of speech is premeditated?

premeditated is commonly used as adjective.