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malice
[mal-is]
noun
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness.
the malice and spite of a lifelong enemy.
Synonyms: rancor, bitterness, hatred, hate, venom, malevolence, enmity, animosity, spitefulness, spite, ill willAntonyms: goodwill, benevolenceLaw., evil intent on the part of a person who commits a wrongful act injurious to others.
malice
/ ˈmælɪs /
noun
the desire to do harm or mischief
evil intent
law the state of mind with which an act is committed and from which the intent to do wrong may be inferred See also malice aforethought
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of malice1
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Example Sentences
After several of his own run-ins with Cooper, Alfred Barr Jr., the director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, judged him to be filled with “unbridled malice.”
In American defamation cases against public figures, plaintiffs are required to prove "actual malice" - that the defendant knowingly spread false information or acted with reckless disregard for the truth.
On the flip side, O’Brien’s Roman may not possess the sharpness of “the brightest tool in the shed” as he erroneously says, but his disarmingly endearing lack of malice enthralls the more cynical Dennis.
The jury in the case found the internet search giant liable to two of three claims of privacy violations but said the firm had not acted with malice.
The parents have been charged with one count each of murder with malice.
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- animosity
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- bitterness
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- rancor
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- vengefulness www.thesaurus.com
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