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malice

[mal-is] / ˈmæl ɪs /


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Jurors decided that Grossman acted with malice and oppression and Erickson acted with malice, oppression, or fraud, kicking off the punitive phase of the trial.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The city, they concluded, had misjudged the situation but had not pursued Gamble from a place of malice.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

A group so small, in fact, that its members can be manipulated by the subtly deployed malice of just one man.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

The Robinsons' lawyer Christopher Frost said they believed the latest ruling was "incorrect" because there is "plenty of evidence of actual malice on the part of the attorneys".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

“Long ago,” she says, “when man knew not greed, malice, tribe, nor clan, jinn walked the earth.”

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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