malice
Example Sentences
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Jurors decided that Grossman also acted with malice and oppression and Erickson acted with malice, oppression, or fraud.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
It emerges not from malice, but from math.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
On Thursday, the judge ruled there wasn't sufficient "clear and convincing" evidence that the women made the accusation with "actual malice", as is required when a public figure is suing for defamation in California.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
“But do keep at it with the fake news, actual malice standard is now what some would call a legal lay up,” he wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
The raindrops hit the ground as if they’d been hurled in malice, breaking and splashing up into the air.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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Take the Bad with the Good: Bene and Mal
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
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