premeditation

The act of premeditating; previous deliberation; forethought; precogitation.

Previous contrivance or design formed: as, the premeditation of a crime.

The act of meditating or contriving beforehand; previous deliberation; forethought.

The act of planning or plotting something in advance, especially an intentional crime.

planning or plotting in advance of acting

(law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent