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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Malicious
Ma*li"cious\, a. [Of. malicius, F. malicieux, fr. L. malitiosus. See Malice.]1. Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity. I grant him bloody, . . . Sudden, malicious, smacking of every sin That has a name. --Shak. 2. Proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice; as, a malicious report; malicious mischief. 3. (Law)With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse; as, a malicious act. Malicious abandonment, the desertion of a wife or husband without just cause. --Burrill. Malicious mischief (Law), malicious injury to the property of another; -- an offense at common law. --Wharton. Malicious prosecution or arrest (Law), a wanton prosecution or arrest, by regular process in a civil or criminal proceeding, without probable cause. --Bouvier. Syn: Ill-disposed; evil-minded; mischievous; envious; malevolent; invidious; spiteful; bitter; malignant; rancorous; malign. -- Ma*li"cious*ly, adv. -- Ma*li"cious*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : malicious
Spanish:
malicioso,
German:
boshaft,
Japanese:
意地悪な
Main Entry: ma·li·cious
Pronunciation: m&-'li-sh&s
Function: adjective
: given to, marked by, or arising from malice <malicious destruction of property> —ma·li·cious·ly adverb —ma·li·cious·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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