wrongful+act

  • 71death — The cessation of life; permanent cessations of all vital functions and signs. Numerous states have enacted statutory definitions of death which include brain related criteria. For example, many states have adopted, sometimes with variations, the… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 72malicious — /mslishas/ Characterized by, or involving, malice; having, or done with, wicked, evil or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse or as a result of ill will. See also malice willful @… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 73death — The cessation of life; permanent cessations of all vital functions and signs. Numerous states have enacted statutory definitions of death which include brain related criteria. For example, many states have adopted, sometimes with variations, the… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 74malicious — /mslishas/ Characterized by, or involving, malice; having, or done with, wicked, evil or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse or as a result of ill will. See also malice willful @… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 75Canadian defamation law — As with most Commonwealth jurisdictions, Canada also follows English law on defamation issues (although the law in the province of Quebec has roots in both the English and the French tradition). At common law, defamation covers any communication… …

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  • 76malice — A state of mind, being ill will, hatred, or hostility entertained by one person toward another. 34 Am J1st Mal § 2. More precisely, that state of mind which prompts the intentional doing of a wrongful act without legal justification or excuse.… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 77actus reus — ac·tus re·us / ak təs rē əs, äk tu̇s rā u̇s/ n [New Latin, guilty deed]: the wrongful act that makes up the physical action of a crime see also crime compare mens rea Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 78malfeasance — /maelfiyzan(t)s/ Evil doing; ill conduct. The commission of some act which is positively unlawful; the doing of an act which is wholly wrongful and unlawful; the doing of an act which person ought not to do at all or the unjust performance of… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 79malfeasance — /maelfiyzan(t)s/ Evil doing; ill conduct. The commission of some act which is positively unlawful; the doing of an act which is wholly wrongful and unlawful; the doing of an act which person ought not to do at all or the unjust performance of… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 80Malfeasance in office — Criminal law Part o …

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