Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
malevolent
malfeasance
malformation
malfunction
Mali
mali
malic
malic acid
malice
malicious
malicious mischief
malign
malignancy
malignant
malignant hyperthermia
malignity
Malines
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

malice

mal·ice [ málliss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. wish to do harm: the intention or desire to cause harm or pain to somebody

2. law intent to do harm: the intention to commit an unlawful and unjustifiable act that will result in harm to another

[13th century. Via French< Latin malitia< malus "bad"]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft