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House, Houses

of a 'house,' see Theobald on Wills; Jarman on Wills. Malicious injuries to houses by tenants, or by means of explosive

Tort

injury or wrong independent of contract, as by assault, libel, malicious prosecution, negligence, slander, or trespass (see those titles). Actions are

Reasonable and probable cause

one of the causes of action in an action for malicious prosecution and its existence is a defence to an action

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Plant

fine up to 20s, Larceny Act, 1861, ss. 36, 37. Malicious damage is similarly punishable by ss. 23, 24 of the

Malice

any wrong or indirect motive but a prosecution is not malicious merely because it is inspired by anger. However, wrongheaded a

Slander

Slander, the malicious defamation of a person bywords; as a libel is by

Fence

the same (Jac. Law Dict.) As to the larceny or malicious destruction of fences, see (English) Larceny Act, 1861 (24 &

Cattle

of the animal killed, see s. 4. As to the malicious wounding of cattle, see (English) Malicious Damage Act, 1861, ss.

Slander

A false tale or report maliciously uttered tending to injure the reputation of another the malicious

vandalism

vandalism : the willful or malicious destruction or defacement of property [insurance covering property damage from

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