malicious

malicious
adjective
1) böse [Klatsch, Tat, Person, Wort]; böswillig [Gerücht, Lüge, Verleumdung]; boshaft [Person]; hämisch [Vergnügen, Freude]
2) (Law) böswillig [Sachbeschädigung, Verleumdung]
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[-ʃəs]
adjective She took a malicious pleasure in hurting others.) boshaft
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ma·li·cious
[məˈlɪʃəs]
adj boshaft, niederträchtig
\malicious [telephone] calls Drohanrufe pl
\malicious gossip böswilliges Gerede
\malicious look hasserfüllter Blick
\malicious mischief böse Streiche pl
\malicious prosecution LAW böswillige Rechtsverfolgung
\malicious wounding LAW böswillige Körperverletzung
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[mə'lɪʃəs]
adj
1) person, words boshaft; behaviour bösartig, böswillig; letter, phone call bedrohend; crime gemein, arglistig; action böswillig
2) (JUR) damage mutwillig, böswillig

with malicious intent — in böswilliger Absicht

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malicious [məˈlıʃəs] adj (adv maliciously)
1. böswillig, feindselig
2. arglistig, (heim)tückisch
3. gehässig
4. maliziös:
a) hämisch, schadenfroh
b) schalkhaft, boshaft
5. JUR böswillig, vorsätzlich:
malicious abandonment böswilliges Verlassen;
malicious mischief US und schott (böswillige) Sachbeschädigung;
malicious prosecution böswillige Strafverfolgung
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adjective
1) böse [Klatsch, Tat, Person, Wort]; böswillig [Gerücht, Lüge, Verleumdung]; boshaft [Person]; hämisch [Vergnügen, Freude]
2) (Law) böswillig [Sachbeschädigung, Verleumdung]
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adj.
arglistig adj.
böswillig adj.

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