单词	premeditated
释义	premeditatedpre‧med‧i‧tat‧ed /priːˈmedɪteɪtɪd $ prɪ-/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a premeditated murder The defense claim that the killing was not premeditated. The maximum penalty for premeditated murder is death or life imprisonment. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS It appears that we are confronted by premeditated aggression... It is not really necessary to locate the degree of premeditated dishonesty involved in the politics of policy formulation. Less forgiving souls would call it a premeditated felony. The investigator said the killings were the result of poor procedure by trigger-happy police rather than premeditated murder. They were neither premeditated nor authorised. Very much a premeditated crime, Watson! Whatever else persuaded MacDonald to head a National Government, it was not premeditated ambition. Workman called it the most premeditated form of murder there is. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatordeliberate► deliberate use this about things that you do or say deliberately: deliberate attempt: · It was a deliberate attempt to prevent the truth from being known.deliberate act of something: · FBI agents believe Thursday's power failure was a deliberate act of sabotage.quite deliberate British: · He definitely meant to be rude -- it was quite deliberate. ► intentional use this about things that you do or say deliberately, especially about things that are wrong or illegal: · The damage was not intentional but I was still annoyed.· The jury has to decide whether the killing was an intentional act.· If their advertisements are shocking, this is entirely intentional. ► conscious : conscious decision/effort/attempt etc a decision, effort that you decide to make after thinking carefully about what the result would be: · Julia made a conscious effort to appear unconcerned, even though she was very upset.· Dylan's latest record is a conscious attempt to break away from his old image and try out a new style. ► calculated deliberately and carefully planned - use this about something that is morally wrong or dishonest: · a calculated attempt to deceive the American public· The cruelty with which Mengele's orders were carried out was ruthless and calculated.· Statements made by Mr. Lyman were just a calculated scare tactic designed to frighten consumers.cold and calculated (=deliberate and without any pity): · She got rid of her victims one by one, with cold and calculated precision. ► premeditated a premeditated crime or act of violence is one that is deliberate and has been planned -- used especially in legal contexts: · The defense claim that the killing was not premeditated.· The maximum penalty for premeditated murder is death or life imprisonment. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► premeditated murder (=planned before it happens)· He was charged with premeditated murder. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► murder · The investigator said the killings were the result of poor procedure by trigger-happy police rather than premeditated murder. a premeditated crime or attack is planned in advance and done deliberately:  premeditated murder
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