A crime; an offense.

He who is guilty, or has been convicted, of some crime or offense. Maleficia non debent remanere irn- pnnita; et impnnitas continuum affectum tribuit delinquenti. 4 Coke, 45. Evil deeds […]

Maleficia propositi! distinguuntur. Jenk. Cent. 290. Evil deeds are distinguished from evil purposes, or by their purposes.

In the civil law . Waste; damage; tort; injury. Dig. 5, 18, 1.

A curse.

Forsworn. Cowell.

The wrongful or unjust doing of some act which the doer has no right to perform, or which he has stipulated by contract not to do. It differs from “mis- […]

In Spanish law. Offense. White, New Recop. b. 2, tit. 19, c. 1,

In criminal law . In its legal sense, this word does not simply mean ill will against a person, but signifies a wrongful act done intentionally, without just cause or […]

the term applied to having planned malice and is often used in an indictment .

term that describes the carrying out intentionally of an injurious and harmful act with no cause or justification .

Evincing malice; done with malice and an evil design ; willful.

a term referring to the desertion by a spouse without any just cause.

a term referring to doing an intentionally wrong act.

An arrest made willfully and without probable cause , but in the course of a regular proceeding.

This term applies to an arrest that is made intentionally on the basis of a false charge.

Deliberate lying, making and Intentionally false statement simply to hurt another. Contrast to defamation. Malicious falsehood is damage to a person’s business reputation. Also known as injurious falsehood or trade […]

the term given to a hurt that arises from jealousy, hate or spitefulness and is carried out intentionally.

Intentional damage to property belonging to another person is an act comparable to vandalism.

Proper, reasonable, and probable cause absent from legal proceedings initiated.

To malign or slander; also to maim.

An immediate cause for concern, such a Condition, disorder, or growth will likely worsen in time, potentially deadly. Typically referenced in cancer determinations. Contrast to benign.

To feign sickness or any physical disablement or mental lapse or de- rangement, especially for the purpose of escaping the performance of a task, duty, or work.

Lat. Actual evil design; express malice .

Asking questions of shoppers in a mall will take place for the purpose of marketing research conducted as one type of interviewing.