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malice

[mal-is] / ˈmæl ɪs /


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The punitive phase of the civil trial began Thursday, after jurors determined that Grossman had acted with malice and oppression and Erickson with malice, oppression or fraud.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

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

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

From Slate • May 4, 2026

To win a defamation suit in the US, public officials must demonstrate that a publisher acted with actual malice.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

It was impossible to miss: a vicious crimson, throbbing with malice.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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