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Premeditated

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Thought of beforehand, any time, however short. See 95 Mo. 97, 6 Am. St. Rep. 26, 8 H. W. 237.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Thought of beforehand, for any length of time, however short. State v. Seaton, 100 Mo. 198, 17 S. W. 109. “Deliberately” logically contains in it all that is meant by “premeditatedly,” and more. But “premeditatedly” is also contained in the phrase “malice aforethought.” State v. Dale, 108 Mo. 205, 18 S. W. 970.