prepense

Example Sentences

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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

Several rifles and revolvers, which the haste of the previous surrender, or malice prepense, had overlooked, were now included.

From White Fire by Oxenham, John

He has some design—some malice prepense, of which he does not desire her to be a witness.

From The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover by Reid, Mayne

Granger, however, was the first who introduced it in the form of a treatise, and surely "in an evil hour" was this treatise published—although its amiable author must be acquitted of "malice prepense."

From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall

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