Polyglot Dictionary

préméditation

/pʁemeditasjɔ̃/

la noun C1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
préméditations

Meaning

  1. premeditation (planning a crime in advance)

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Terme juridique formel — un crime "avec préméditation" a été planifié à l'avance, ce qui est jugé plus sévèrement qu'un crime commis sur le coup de la colère.

Practice

1 What does préméditation mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le meurtre avec ___ entraîne une peine plus lourde.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches préméditation?

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