Malicious
Malicious , adjective
[Of. malicius, French malicieux, from Latin malitiosus. See Malice.]
1.
Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity.
I grant him bloody,...
Sudden, malicious, smacking of every sin
That has a name.
2.
Proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice; as, a malicious report; malicious mischief.
3.
(Law) With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse; as, a malicious act.
Collocations (2)
Malicious abandonment , the desertion of a wife or husband without just cause. — Burrill
Malicious prosecution or Malicious arrest (Law) , a wanton prosecution or arrest, by regular process in a civil or criminal proceeding, without probable cause. — Bouvier