Malice
Ballentine's Law Dictionary · James A. Ballentine · 1916
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
In its legal sense, a wrongful act done intentionally, without just cause or excuse.
See 34 Cal. 48, 91 Am. Dec. 672.
The absence of legal justification, excuse or extenuation in the commission of an unlawful act.
See 61 Am. St. Rep. 836, note. See, also, 134 Am. St. Rep. 729, note.