In criminal law. Deliberate; planned; premeditated; prepense. State v. Peo, 9 Houst (Del.) 488, 33 Bl. Law Diot.(2d Ed.)4 Atl. 257; Edwards v. State, 25 Ark. 444; People v. Ah Choy, 1 Idaho, 317; State v. Fiske, 63 Conn. 388, 28 Atl. 572.
Law Dictionary – Alternative Legal Definition
crim. law. Premeditated, prepense; the length of time during which the accused has entertained the thought of committing the offence is not very material, provided he has in fact entertained such thought; he is thereby rendered criminal in a greater degree than if he had committed the offence without. premeditation.