prepense

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On this subject he spares no sensibilities, not even his own, minces no words, without malice prepense.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the malice prepense must be inferred, from words, deeds, and circumstances.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old

And Sterne's exquisite curiosity of oddness, his subtile extravagances and humors prepense.

From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various

Why charge such a man with malice prepense?

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old

For the same reason, Macaulay's genuine eloquence is marred by the symptoms of malice prepense.

From Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) by Stephen, Leslie, Sir