premeditated

• Im Voraus überlegt und mit bewusster Absicht ausgeführt, besonders in Bezug auf eine strafbare Handlung.

Planned or considered in advance, especially with deliberate intent and full awareness, usually referring to a crime or harmful act.

1. Involving criminal intentB2formallegal

   Characterizing an action, especially a crime, that was deliberately thought out and intended before its execution.

   Vorsätzlich (mit Vorsatz)

   • The jury concluded the attack was ___ and not a spur-of-the-moment mistake.
   • A ___ murder carries a heavier sentence than manslaughter.
   • Detectives found evidence of a ___ plot to cheat investors.
   • The suspect's ___ intentions were clear from his detailed journal.
   • The court saw the arson as a ___ act of revenge.

   Synonymecalculateddeliberateintentionalplanned

   Antonymeimpulsiveinvoluntaryspontaneousunplannedunpremeditated

2. Deliberate and plannedB2formal

   Describing an action or remark that was carefully considered and decided upon beforehand, not spontaneous.

   Vorsätzlich geplant

   • Every step of their strategy was ___.
   • She gave a ___ speech that left no room for improvisation.
   • The insult was too specific to be unplanned; it felt entirely ___.
   • A ___ approach to negotiation often yields better results than impulsive reactions.
   • The prank was so elaborate that it must have been ___.

   Synonymecalculatedconsidereddeliberateintentionalplannedstudied

   Antonymead-libautomaticextemporaneousimpulsiveinstinctiveinvoluntaryoffhandspontaneousunplannedunpremeditated

• Verb, das bezeichnet, etwas im Voraus zu bedenken oder sorgfältig zu planen, oft mit negativer Konnotation im Sinne einer vorsätzlichen Absicht.

A verb used to indicate the act of thinking about or planning something carefully in advance, often with a negative connotation.

1. Plan in advanceC1formallegal

   To think about or plan an action, especially a crime, before doing it.

   Im Voraus planen

   • The prosecutor argued that the defendant had premeditated the murder.
   • He premeditated every step of the robbery for weeks.
   • The court found evidence that the attack was premeditated.

   Synonymecontrivedeliberatedesigndeviseintendplanplotprearrangepredeterminescheme