- malicious injury
- A wrongful injury intentionally inflicted by one person upon another. State ex rel. Durner v Huegin, 110 Wis 189. See wilful and malicious injury.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
malicious injury
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wilful and malicious injury — An injury to property inflicted intentionally and in disregard of duty. Re Dixon (DC NY) 21 172d 565. Within the meaning of the exception of certain liabilities from discharge in bankruptcy: injury to person or property inflicted intentionally… … Ballentine's law dictionary
injury — in·ju·ry n pl ries [Latin injuria, from injurus injurious, from in not + jur jus right] 1: an act that wrongs or harms another; specif: a violation of a legally protected interest (as the physical or mental well being, property, reputation, or… … Law dictionary
malicious — /mslishas/ Characterized by, or involving, malice; having, or done with, wicked, evil or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse or as a result of ill will. See also malice willful @… … Black's law dictionary
malicious — /mslishas/ Characterized by, or involving, malice; having, or done with, wicked, evil or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse or as a result of ill will. See also malice willful @… … Black's law dictionary
injury — Any wrong or damage done to another, either in his person, rights, reputation, or property. The invasion of any legally protected interest of another. Restatement, Second, Torts, No. 7. Absolute injuries. Injuries to those rights which a person… … Black's law dictionary
injury — Any wrong or damage done to another, either in his person, rights, reputation, or property. The invasion of any legally protected interest of another. Restatement, Second, Torts, No. 7. Absolute injuries. Injuries to those rights which a person… … Black's law dictionary
malicious — See malevolent. ♦ Malicious gossip, lawena ōlelo hō ino, haku epa, ni a, io iolepo. ♦ Malicious burning, puhi mana o ino. ♦ Malicious injury, hana ino ma ke ano kolohe … English-Hawaiian dictionary
malicious injuries legislation — as a result of Ireland s troubled history there has for some centuries been special provision for the payment of compensation from public funds for damage to property or personal injury in certain circumstances. In the Republic of Ireland under… … Law dictionary
malicious — malicious, malevolent, malignant, malign, spiteful arecomparable when they mean disposed to do or to inflict evil or resulting from a disposition to do or to inflict evil. A person or thing is malicious that is motivated or dictated by hatred or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
malicious mischief — n. (Law), Malicious and willful destructionof or injury to the property of others; it is an offense at common law. Wharton. Syn: vandalism, hooliganism. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
