premeditation

premeditated | American Dictionary

premeditated
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/priˈmed·ɪˌteɪ·t̬ɪd/
thought of or planned before being done:
The police believe the crime was premeditated.

Examples of premeditated

premeditated
As rational beings these doctors had to give premeditated assent, take the action repeatedly, and reflect on the consequences of their acts.
In place of spontaneity, every movement seems premeditated, authoritatively prescribed, and perfectly delivered according to carefully imbibed instructions.
When it finally restarted, an egg and lime were placed under each wheel again-clear evidence that this halt was premeditated and regular.
To counteract the homogenizing effects of a global economy, localities creatively reinterpret thenpast into an architecture of premeditated distinctiveness.
Impulsive aggression is influenced more by elements of negative affect and impulsivity than by incentive motivation and logical thinking, as often found in premeditated aggression.
They were instead often related and circulated by people in the premeditated furtherance of well-considered goals, either altruistic or pragmatic.
Inauthentic behaviour is visible in ritualized forms of expression, in behaviour that is premeditated, rehearsed, thought out, controlled, and repeated.
Firstly, a crucial line was often drawn between acting prudently in dire straits, and devising a premeditated strategy of survival before any tangible threat presented itself.
While this impact was probably neither premeditated nor openly discussed nor even noted by contemporaries, the collective behaviour of the medical statisticians clearly had this effect.
Shapes emerge that were not anticipated or premeditated in any way.
In this study, situating the design process that begat the building exclusively as a premeditated dialogue between a vernacular and the contemporary would be unduly simplistic.
At times, the legislative deadlock was premeditated.
The radical group had not consented to or been informed of this performance ahead of time, though it was a premeditated effort to awe the participants.
In many cases, the violence has been premeditated and very carefully orchestrated.
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