done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.

What does premeditated mean murder?

In California, murder is defined as the unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought and without legal justification. ... According to a murder defense lawyer Los Angeles CA, a premeditation is a specific intent to commit a crime before the crime occurs.

What is the root word of premeditated?

Premeditated comes from a combination of two Latin words: pre, meaning "before," and meditat, meaning “to ponder.” If you ponder — or think about — something before you act, that makes it premeditated.