Definition of Maliceous
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 Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity.
- Proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice; as, a malicious report; malicious mischief.
- (law) With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse; as, a malicious act.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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