premeditation Syllabification: (pre·med·i·ta·tion)Pronunciation: /priˌmedəˈtāSHən, prē-/Translate premeditation | into German | into Italian Definition of premeditation noun the action of planning something (especially a crime) beforehand:the defendant said there was no planning or premeditationpremeditation in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of premeditation in the British & World English dictionary