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

It would need only a little malice prepense to make him out a deserter from the flag, and the fact of his having borne a false name would go far to establish his guilt.

From Regina or the Sins of the Fathers by Sudermann, Hermann

When he attempted it of malice prepense it was often laboriously unfunny.

From Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms by Matthews, Brander

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 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