malice vs tort

malice

noun
  • Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune. 

  • An intention to do injury to another party, which in many jurisdictions is a distinguishing factor between the crimes of murder and manslaughter. 

verb
  • To intend to cause harm; to bear malice. 

tort

noun
  • A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages. 

adj
  • Synonym of tart (“sharp- or sour-tasting; (figuratively) keen, severe, sharp”) 

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