premeditation
Example Sentences
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Clancy does not deny killing the three, but says there was no premeditation and she was experiencing psychosis at the time.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
He had delivered the day’s biggest laugh when, in a dramatic twist at the end of the trial, the prosecution had called him to the stand to prove premeditation on Gamble’s part.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
He said it could be used as evidence of premeditation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025
In “The Thing at Hand,” DiFranco embraces living completely in the moment, beyond identity or premeditation.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
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
