Maleficium
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889), Abbott (1879)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A wrongful act; a tort; a crime.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In the civil law. Waste; damage; tort; injury. Dig. 5, 18, L
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In the civil law. Waste; tort; 5, 18, 1.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
Wrong-doing; unlawful action; injury; tort. Ex maleflcio. On account of misconduct. See Thust, 1, Trustee.
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Wrong-doing; injury; a tort. This is a term of the civil law, nearly synonymous with delictum.