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Malicious
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MaliciousWith bad, and unlawful motives; wicked.
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Unlawful
That which is contrary to law.
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Malice
"Criminal law. A wicked intention to do an injury. It is not confined to the intention of doing an injury to any particular person, but extends to an evil design, a corrupt and wicked notion against some one at the time of committing the crime; as, if A intended to poison B, conceals a quantity of poison in an apple and puts it in the way of B, and C, against whom he had no ill will, and who, on the contrary, was his friend, happened to eat it, and die, A will be guilty of murdering C with malice aforethought. 2) Torts. The doing any act injurious to another without a just cause.
Malice aforethought
Pleadings. In an indictment for murder, these words, which have a technical force, must be used in charging the offence; for without them, and the artificial phrase murder, the indictment will be taken to charge manslaughter only. Fost. 424; Yelv. 205; 1 Chit. Cr. Law, *242, and the authorities and cases there cited.
Malicious abandonment
The forsaking without a just cause a husband by the wife, or a wife by her husband.
Malicious desertion
The act of a hushand or wife, in leaving a consort, without just cause, for the purpose of causing a perpetual separation.
Malicious mischief
This expression is applied to the wanton or reckless de- struction of property, and the wilful perpetration of injury to the person.
Malicious prosecution
Torts, or remedies. These terms import a wanton prosecution or arrest, made by a prosecutor in a criminal proceeding, or a plaintiff in a civil suit, without probable cause, by a regular process and proceeding, which the facts did not warrant, as appears by the result.
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Malefactor
He who bas been guilty of some crime; in another sense, one who has been convicted of having committed a crime.
Maleficium
Civil law. Waste, damage, torts, injury.
Malfeasance
Contracts, torts. The unjust performance of some act which the party had no right, or which he had contracted not to do. It differs from mis- feasance and nonfeasance.
Malice
"Criminal law. A wicked intention to do an injury. It is not confined to the intention of doing an injury to any particular person, but extends to an evil design, a corrupt and wicked notion against some one at the time of committing the crime; as, if A intended to poison B, conceals a quantity of poison in an apple and puts it in the way of B, and C, against whom he had no ill will, and who, on the contrary, was his friend, happened to eat it, and die, A will be guilty of murdering C with malice aforethought. 2) Torts. The doing any act injurious to another without a just cause.
Malice aforethought
Pleadings. In an indictment for murder, these words, which have a technical force, must be used in charging the offence; for without them, and the artificial phrase murder, the indictment will be taken to charge manslaughter only. Fost. 424; Yelv. 205; 1 Chit. Cr. Law, *242, and the authorities and cases there cited.
Malicious
Malicious abandonment
The forsaking without a just cause a husband by the wife, or a wife by her husband.
Malicious desertion
The act of a hushand or wife, in leaving a consort, without just cause, for the purpose of causing a perpetual separation.
Malicious mischief
This expression is applied to the wanton or reckless de- struction of property, and the wilful perpetration of injury to the person.
Malicious prosecution
Torts, or remedies. These terms import a wanton prosecution or arrest, made by a prosecutor in a criminal proceeding, or a plaintiff in a civil suit, without probable cause, by a regular process and proceeding, which the facts did not warrant, as appears by the result.
Malpractice
Any professional misconduct.
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Unlawful
That which is contrary to law.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Malice
"Criminal law. A wicked intention to do an injury. It is not confined to the intention of doing an injury to any particular person, but extends to an evil design, a corrupt and wicked notion against some one at the time of committing the crime; as, if A intended to poison B, conceals a quantity of poison in an apple and puts it in the way of B, and C, against whom he had no ill will, and who, on the contrary, was his friend, happened to eat it, and die, A will be guilty of murdering C with malice aforethought. 2) Torts. The doing any act injurious to another without a just cause.
Malice aforethought
Pleadings. In an indictment for murder, these words, which have a technical force, must be used in charging the offence; for without them, and the artificial phrase murder, the indictment will be taken to charge manslaughter only. Fost. 424; Yelv. 205; 1 Chit. Cr. Law, *242, and the authorities and cases there cited.
Malicious abandonment
The forsaking without a just cause a husband by the wife, or a wife by her husband.
Malicious desertion
The act of a hushand or wife, in leaving a consort, without just cause, for the purpose of causing a perpetual separation.
Malicious mischief
This expression is applied to the wanton or reckless de- struction of property, and the wilful perpetration of injury to the person.
Malicious prosecution
Torts, or remedies. These terms import a wanton prosecution or arrest, made by a prosecutor in a criminal proceeding, or a plaintiff in a civil suit, without probable cause, by a regular process and proceeding, which the facts did not warrant, as appears by the result.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Malefactor
He who bas been guilty of some crime; in another sense, one who has been convicted of having committed a crime.
Maleficium
Civil law. Waste, damage, torts, injury.
Malfeasance
Contracts, torts. The unjust performance of some act which the party had no right, or which he had contracted not to do. It differs from mis- feasance and nonfeasance.
Malice
"Criminal law. A wicked intention to do an injury. It is not confined to the intention of doing an injury to any particular person, but extends to an evil design, a corrupt and wicked notion against some one at the time of committing the crime; as, if A intended to poison B, conceals a quantity of poison in an apple and puts it in the way of B, and C, against whom he had no ill will, and who, on the contrary, was his friend, happened to eat it, and die, A will be guilty of murdering C with malice aforethought. 2) Torts. The doing any act injurious to another without a just cause.
Malice aforethought
Pleadings. In an indictment for murder, these words, which have a technical force, must be used in charging the offence; for without them, and the artificial phrase murder, the indictment will be taken to charge manslaughter only. Fost. 424; Yelv. 205; 1 Chit. Cr. Law, *242, and the authorities and cases there cited.
Malicious
Malicious abandonment
The forsaking without a just cause a husband by the wife, or a wife by her husband.
Malicious desertion
The act of a hushand or wife, in leaving a consort, without just cause, for the purpose of causing a perpetual separation.
Malicious mischief
This expression is applied to the wanton or reckless de- struction of property, and the wilful perpetration of injury to the person.
Malicious prosecution
Torts, or remedies. These terms import a wanton prosecution or arrest, made by a prosecutor in a criminal proceeding, or a plaintiff in a civil suit, without probable cause, by a regular process and proceeding, which the facts did not warrant, as appears by the result.
Malpractice
Any professional misconduct.
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