Sentence examples for premeditated provocation from inspiring English sources
Russia is supporting calls for an investigation, however, because it believes the opposition might have carried out the attack itself, as "premeditated provocation" in an attempt to win the backing of the UN.
"Premeditated provocation," said the North.
"It was a premeditated provocation and an indiscriminate attack against civilians," he said.
North Korea's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland said the skirmish in June was "a premeditated provocation perpetrated by the South Korean hawkish forces".
"We cannot but view this as a premeditated provocation aimed at raising tension in the militarily sensitive waters," the news agency said of the military exercises.
"This all smacks of an attempt, at any cost, to establish grounds for forwarding the demands of the enemies of the regime to the Security Council," he said, pointing to the timing of "this crime near Damascus" and the arrival of the UN team as evidence of "premeditated provocation".
Not all cases of killing someone receive equally harsh sentences; a wide variation occurs based on motive and other psychological factors, which do have to be determined in a trial: was it necessity, premeditated, the heat of passion, adequate provocation, etc.? A killing motivated by hatred of an entire group is particularly despicable, and should receive a particularly severe sentence.
Another important distinction has been made between reactive forms of aggression (e.g. in response to perceived provocation or treat) and instrumental aggression (e.g. premeditated aggression for some gain or reward) [ 51].
