Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
willful, deliberate, and premeditated — n. A description of the mental state necessary for some crimes, such as first degree murder. See also wanton The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
deliberate — de·lib·er·ate 1 /di li bə ˌrāt/ vb at·ed, at·ing vi: to think about and weigh or discuss issues and decisions carefully the jury retired to deliberate vt: to think about or evaluate de·lib·er·ate 2 /di li bə rət/ adj … Law dictionary
deliberate — deliberately, adv. deliberateness, n. deliberator, n. adj. /di lib euhr it/; v. /di lib euh rayt /, adj., v., deliberated, deliberating. adj. 1. carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie. 2. characterized by… … Universalium
deliberate — adj 1 willful, intentional, *voluntary, willing Analogous words: purposed, intended (see INTEND): conscious, cognizant, *aware: mortal, *deadly Antonyms: impulsive Contrasted words: inadvertent, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
deliberate — [di lib′ər it; ] for v. [, di lib′ərāt΄] adj. [ME < L deliberatus, pp. of deliberare, to consider, weigh well < de , intens. + librare, to weigh < libra, a scales] 1. carefully thought out and formed, or done on purpose; premeditated 2.… … English World dictionary
deliberate — [adj] intentional advised, aforethought, calculated, careful, cautious, coldblooded, conscious, considered, cut and dried*, designed, designful, done on purpose, express, fixed, intended, judged, meticulous, planned, pondered, prearranged,… … New thesaurus
deliberate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. intentional, studied; cool, careful, thoughtful, unhurried, See care, slowness. v. i. ponder, consider, think, weigh. See thought, advice, caution, plan. Ant., hasty, rash; pass over. II (Roget s… … English dictionary for students
premeditated — [[t]priːme̱dɪteɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ A premeditated crime is planned or thought about before it is done. In a case of premeditated murder a life sentence is mandatory... The attack was premeditated and preplanned. Syn: deliberate, intentional Ant:… … English dictionary
deliberate — Synonyms and related words: advise with, advised, aforethought, aimed, aimed at, air, ambling, analyze, back down, balance, bargain, be abstracted, brood, brood over, calculated, call in, calm, canny, canvass, careful, cautious, chaw, chew over,… … Moby Thesaurus
premeditated — adjective characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning a premeditated crime • Ant: ↑unpremeditated • Similar to: ↑aforethought, ↑planned, ↑plotted • See Also: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
