Premeditation is the act of thinking something through and planning it before you do it. In everyday life we plan all the time, but this noun is at home in law.

Premeditation is the act of thinking something through and planning itpremeditation是把一件事想清楚並且事先計畫好的這個行為 before you do it在動手去做之前 In everyday life we plan all the time日常生活裡我們一直都在做計畫 but this noun is at home in law但這個名詞主要是活在法律裡

Prosecutors try to show premeditation; defence lawyers try to show there was none — that a person snapped, and did not sit with the idea first.

Prosecutors try to show premeditation檢方會想辦法證明有premeditation defence lawyers try to show there was none辯方則想證明根本沒有 that a person snapped說這個人是一時失控 and did not sit with the idea first而不是先在腦中盤算過才動手

You will often meet the set phrase with premeditation, especially with murder. It feels formal and heavy.

You will often meet the set phrase with premeditation你常常會看到with premeditation這個固定用法 especially with murder尤其是講到謀殺的時候 It feels formal and heavy這個字聽起來很正式、很沉重

Though actually, outside court it is rare: a friend would just say “they planned it.” The legal point is the gap in time: not the cleverness of the plan, but that the mind had already said yes before the hands moved.

Though actually不過其實 outside court it is rare在法庭外很少人這樣講 a friend would just say they planned it朋友之間就只會說「他早就計畫好了」 The legal point is the gap in time法律上真正在意的是那段時間差 not the cleverness of the plan不是計畫有多聰明 but that the mind had already said yes before the hands moved而是在動手之前，心裡就已經先點頭答應了