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De odio et atia, an obsolete writ which commanded the sheriff to inquire whether a prisoner charged with murder was committed on general cause of suspicion, or merely propter odium et atiam, for hatred and ill-will, with a view, if the latter were found to be the case, of afterwards issuing another writ to admit him to bail, 1 Reeves, 252...
malice
Enmity of heart malevolence ill will a spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another a disposition to injure another a malignant design of evil...
Malignance
The state or quality of being malignant extreme malevolence bitter enmity malice disposition toward evil intense ill will as malignancy of heart...
Malicious
Indulging or exercising malice harboring ill will or enmity...
Malevolence
The quality or state of being malevolent evil disposition toward another inclination to injure others ill will See Synonym of Malice...
Hostile
Belonging or appropriate to an enemy showing the disposition of an enemy showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure occupied by an enemy or enemies inimical unfriendly as a hostile force hostile intentions a hostile country hostile to a sudden change...
Envy
Malice ill will spite...
malicious mischief
malicious mischief : the act or offense of intentionally damaging or destroying another's property (as from feelings of ill will) compare vandalism ...
malice
malice 1 a : the intention or desire to cause harm (as death, bodily injury, or property damage) to another through an unlawful or wrongful act without justification or excuse b : wanton disregard for the rights of others or for the value of human life c : an improper or evil motive or purpose [if cannot be proved or a benign purpose can be imagined "David Kairys"] d : actual malice in this entry actual malice 1 : malice proved by evidence to exist or have existed in one that inflicts unjustified harm on another: as a : an intent to injure or kill b : malice called also express malice malice in fact 2 a : the knowledge that defamatory statements esp. regarding a public figure are false b : reckless disregard of the truth see also public figure New York Times Co. v. Sullivan in the Important Cases section implied malice : malice inferred from the nature or consequences of a harmful act done without justification or excuse ;also : malice inferred from subjective awarenes...
Odio et atia
Odio et atia, a writ anciently called breve de bono etmalo, addressed to the sheriff to inquire whether a man committed to prison upon suspicion of murder were committed on just cause of suspicion, or only upon malice and ill-will; and if, upon the inquisition, it was found that he was not guilty, then there issued another writ to the sheriff to bail him, Reg. Brev. 133. But the practice now is to issue a habeas corpus...
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