Premeditating
/ˌpriːˈmɛdɪteɪtɪŋ/
Definitions
- (v. (participle)) The act of planning or considering a criminal act beforehand, often used to establish intent in crimes such as murder.
The prosecution argued that the defendant was premeditating the crime, which qualified it as first-degree murder.
Forms
- premeditate
- premeditated
- premeditates
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Commentary
'Premeditating' is a present participle form used primarily to describe the temporal element of intent in criminal law, emphasizing prior planning rather than spontaneous action.
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