Malicious act
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
A wrongful act intentionally done without legal justification or excuse ; an unlawful act done wilfully or purposely to injure another.
Bowers v. State, 24 Tex. App. 542, 7 S. W. 247, 5 Am. St. Rep. 901; Payne v. Western & A. R. Co., 13 Lea (Tenn.) 526, 49 Am. Rep. 666; Brandt v. Morning Journal Ass'n, 81 App. Div. 183, 80 N. Y. Supp. 1002.