premeditation

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He said a whole-life tariff could only be given in sadistic or sexual cases, those involving abduction or a high level of premeditation.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

He said it could be used as evidence of premeditation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

"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

Such language, they said, belied by the maps, diagrams, online rants and other evidence that showed months of plotting and premeditation.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2023

Colonel Cathcart winced at the words “black eye” and, without any apparent premeditation, hurled his slender onyx-and- ivory cigarette holder down viciously on the wooden surface on his desk.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller