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Despiteful

Full of despite expressing malice or contemptuous hate malicious

premeditation

being committed…intentionally and with "Kansas Statutes Annotated"] see also cold blood, murder compare intent NOTE: The terms premeditation malice aforethought deliberate, and willful are often used in statutes either along with or instead of intent to describe

Mal

adv fr malus bad ill In some words it has the form male as in malediction malevolent See Malice

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Dolus

Evil intent embracing both malice and fraud See Culpa

Malevolence

or state of being malevolent evil disposition toward another inclination to injure others ill will See Synonym of Malice

bitchy

marked by or arising from malice

beady eyed

having eyes that gleam with malice

public figure

public controversy see also limited purpose public figure compare public official NOTE: A public figure must prove actual malice in order to prevail in a defamation action.

privileged communication

a prospective employer) or who has an interest therein that may upon proof of bad faith or actual malice be deprived of its privileged character called also conditionally privileged communication

Malamic

Of or designating an acid intermediate between malic acid and malamide and known only by its salts

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