Showing malice, malicious.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of malice

plural of malice

Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune.

To intend to cause harm; to bear malice.

simple past tense and past participle of malice

Pertaining to apples. / (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to malic acid or its derivatives.

present participle of malice

(law) In United States defamation law, the level of knowledge that must be demonstrated for a public figure to prevail as a plaintiff in a lawsuit for defamation; the defendant must have either known that information published about the plaintiff was false, or must have shown reckless disregard for the truth by not a making simple inquiry or investigation which would have disclosed it.

Malice aforethought.