Malice - Law Dictionary Search Results
allege
proof or before proving 2 : to state (as a fact) in a pleading : aver [failed to malice]
allegedly
allegedly : by or according to an allegation [defendant's response showed malice]
fair comment
without being liable for defamation provided that the comment is an honest expression of opinion and free of malice
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imperfect self-defense
not recognized in all jurisdictions. When it is successfully used in criminal cases it eliminates the element of malice, reducing the level of the offense from murder to manslaughter.
libel
politician) who alleges libel (as by a newspaper) has to prove that “the statement was made with ‘actual malice’ - that is, with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false
Malicious
Indulging or exercising malice harboring ill will or enmity
malicious
malicious : given to, marked by, or arising from malice [ destruction of property] ma·li·cious·ly adv ma·li·cious·ness n
malicious prosecution
malicious prosecution : the tort of initiating a criminal prosecution or civil suit against another party with malice and without probable cause ;also : an action for damages based on this tort brought after termination of
limited purpose public figure
the purpose of influencing its outcome and who is thus required as a public figure to prove actual malice in a defamation suit called also limited public figure compare public figure
premeditated
point before being committed [any killing] ;also : having been formed prior to commission of the act [with malice] compare deliberate
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