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
Occasionally they come into keen polemical strife; but it amounts to little more than a gladiatorial exhibition, or rather a light skirmishing, without malice prepense, or much evil result.
From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Robert Turnbull
But the malice prepense must be inferred, from words, deeds, and circumstances.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by A Sexton of the Old School
To his having been in this condition several of the Court domestics, at the time called out of their beds, with purpose prepense, were able to bear witness.
From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Mayne Reid
I am not going to say that Lizzy Davis did this of "prepense;" I am even candid enough to acknowledge to you that I am not quite sure I can understand her.
From Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Charles James Lever
