deliberate malice
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Malice Mizer — during the Gackt era (clockwise from top left: Mana, Kami, Közi, Yu ki, Gackt) Background information Origin Japan … Wikipedia
deliberate — de·lib·er·ate 1 /di li bə ˌrāt/ vb at·ed, at·ing vi: to think about and weigh or discuss issues and decisions carefully the jury retired to deliberate vt: to think about or evaluate de·lib·er·ate 2 /di li bə rət/ adj … Law dictionary
malice — [mal′is] n. [OFr < L malitia < malus, bad: see MAL ] 1. active ill will; desire to harm another or to do mischief; spite 2. Law evil intent; state of mind shown by intention to do, or intentional doing of, something unlawful malice… … English World dictionary
malice — The intentional doing of a wrongful act without just cause or excuse, with an intent to inflict an injury or under circumstances that the law will imply an evil intent. A condition of mind which prompts a person to do a wrongful act willfully,… … Black's law dictionary
malice — The intentional doing of a wrongful act without just cause or excuse, with an intent to inflict an injury or under circumstances that the law will imply an evil intent. A condition of mind which prompts a person to do a wrongful act willfully,… … Black's law dictionary
Malice (legal term) — Criminal law Part o … Wikipedia
malice — mal|ice [ˈmælıs] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin malitia, from malus bad ] 1.) the desire to harm someone because you hate them with malice ▪ His eyes gleamed with malice. sheer/pure malice ▪ She did it out of sheer malice. ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
malice — noun (U) 1 the desire or intention to deliberately harm someone: There was no need for Jane to tell them she did it out of sheer malice. | bear sb no malice (=not want to harm someone although they have behaved badly to you) 2 with malice… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
with malice aforethought — phrase with a deliberate intention of causing harm Thesaurus: cruel and unkindsynonym Main entry: aforethought * * * with malice aforethought see ↑malice • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
implied malice — An expresssion of dual meaning, sometimes being used in the sense of constructive malice and at other times indicating presumed malice. The mental state of ill will, spite, wicked intention, or enmity which the law infers from or imputes to… … Ballentine's law dictionary
