Pre-mĕd/i-tā'tion, n.
n. [Lat. præmeditatio, Fr. préméditation, Sp. premeditacion, It. premeditazione.]
Sense 1. The act of meditating beforehand; previous deliberation.
Sudden thought ... must be higher than nature can raise without premeditation. Dryden.
Sense 2. Previous contrivance or design formed; as, the premeditation of a crime.