Evil - Law Dictionary Search Results

Evil

badness mischievous not good worthless or deleterious poor as an evil beast and evil plant an evil crop

The condition or quality of being evil badness viciousness malignity vileness as evilness of heart the evilness

See Evil eye under Evil a

Possessed of the supposed evil eye also looking with envy jealousy or bad design malicious

Having evil dispositions or intentions disposed to mischief or sin malicious malignant

King's evil, scrofula, formerly supposed to be cured by the King touching

choice of evils defense see defense

lesser evils defense see defense

An evil spirit the evil one the devil

law, the provision for enforcing or promoting its observance. 'The evil which will probably be incurred in case a command be