premeditation

Example Sentences

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He said it could be used as evidence of premeditation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

He acted with deliberation and premeditation, and in asking to be billed and paying for the ticket was trying to avoid investigations into the gifts, the judge added.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2024

In “The Thing at Hand,” DiFranco embraces living completely in the moment, beyond identity or premeditation.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024

"On the last occasion, he acted because of the pain she was under," he said, adding there was no premeditation.

From Reuters • Jun. 29, 2023

It was the kind of spontaneous game that developed in classes without premeditation, everyone falling into a sudden conspiracy.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier