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prémédité

premeditated

adjective preh-meh-dee-TEH Rare

Usage Note

Prémédité is primarily a legal adjective, used in expressions like meurtre prémédité (premeditated murder) or acte prémédité (premeditated act). The feminine form is préméditée. In everyday speech it can describe any planned or calculated action, e.g. une insulte préméditée.

Examples

"C'était un acte clairement prémédité."

Natural Translation

It was a clearly premeditated act.

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