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malice in law, an intentional violation of the law of crimes or torts that injures another person. Malice need not involve a malignant spirit or the definite intent to do harm. To prove malice, it is sufficient to show the willful doing of an injurious act without what is considered a lawful excuse. A malicious state of mind may be inferred from reckless and wanton acts that a normal person should know might produce or threaten injury to others. Malice aforethought is a technical element of murder . In libel and slander cases, malice consists of publishing material out of spite or with evil intent, with a reckless disregard for its truth or falsity (see New York Times Company v. Sullivan ).

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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Â© The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable 2006, originally published by Oxford University Press 2006. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

malice bear malice the desire to harm someone, especially through a sense of personal injury.
malice aforethought in law, the intention to kill or harm which is held to distinguish unlawful killing from murder.

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malice XIII. — (O)F. — L. malitia, f. malus bad; see MAL-.
So malicious XIII. — OF. malicius (mod. -ieux). — L. malitiōsus.

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