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What does in cold blood mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word in cold blood? Here's what it means.

Prepositional phrase
  1. (idiomatic) In a ruthless and unfeeling manner; premeditatedly and deliberately, without provocation.
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Had he not been his brother and his closest relation, he would have murdered him in cold blood.
The ultimate responsibility lies with those who murdered, raped and tortured in cold blood.
How terribly twisted must one's mind become to lead one to kill another human being in cold blood after nursing some grouse over turf or money?
In an insane spiral of denied rights and violence, defenceless people came to be executed in cold blood and en masse.
In recent times the town has been rocked by criminal activities which have resulted in some people being killed in cold blood by roughnecks.
As I personalized this part of the ceremony, I could not help but think: how can anyone bring himself to kill innocent children in cold blood?

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