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Malitia

A Dictionary of Law · William C. Anderson · 1889

A Dictionary of Law

Vicious will; evil design; wickedness; malice. Compare Dolus; Malus.

Malitia supplet setatem

Viciousness makes up for age; a wicked design supplies the want of years. Between seven and fourteen an infant is prima facie incapable of criminal intention. Evidence of naischievous discretion will rebut this presumption.'