malice in law

malice in law
The intentional performance of an act harmful to another without just or lawful cause or excuse. Brown v Guaranty Estates Corp. 239 NC 595, 80 SE2d 645, 40 ALR2d 1094. The intent unlawfully to take human life in cases where the law neither mitigates nor justifies the killing. Mann v State, 124 Ga 760, 53 SE 324. The wilful violation of a known contract right. 30 Am J Rev ed Interf § 27. A wicked or mischievous intention; a wanton inclination to mischief; an intention to do wrong or injury to another; a depraved inclination to disregard the rights of others. Morasca v Item Co. 126 La 426, 52 So 565. As an ingredient of libel or slander:–a presumption of malice arising from the use of certain words, not necessarily inconsistent with an honest or even laudable purpose, implying neither ill will, personal malice, hatred, nor a purpose to injure. 33 Am J1st L & S § 111.

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