Legal Definitions - premeditated

Definition: Done with willful deliberation and planning; consciously considered beforehand.

Example: A premeditated killing is a murder that was planned in advance. The killer thought about it and made a plan to carry it out.

Explanation: When something is premeditated, it means that the person who did it thought about it beforehand and planned it out. This could be a crime, like murder, or something less serious, like a prank. The key is that the person intentionally thought about what they were going to do and made a plan to do it.