premeditation
Example Sentences
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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
The judge said that he acted with deliberation and premeditation to avoid the probe.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025
Judge Dino Fulgoni agreed that Bardo, who waived a jury trial, had lain in wait, saying he may have had schizophrenia but his condition did not preclude premeditation.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
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
