A malicious lie is a false statement made with the intent to harm or deceive someone. It often aims to damage the reputation, relationships, or well-being of the target. Such lies can lead to significant emotional, social, or financial consequences for the victim and are typically driven by motives like jealousy, revenge, or manipulation.
If a lie about someone is distributed in such a way that it will be read by others (eg printed in a newspaper, on the internet, and so on) it is called libel. Libel is false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming (damaging) another person.If the lie is spoken rather than published, it's called slander.
If it contained a lie you can sue them for libel/slander. If it was just malicious but true, probably not.
He had a malicious tone of voice. Their attitude was extremely malicious. I can't believe how malicious their comments were! Spam is a malicious program used for stealing information about people.
The word malicious is an adjective. It means to be deliberately harmful.
The term "white lie" refers to a harmless or trivial lie told to avoid hurting someone's feelings or to maintain social harmony. The "white" signifies innocence or purity, suggesting that the lie is not malicious and is intended for benevolent reasons. This contrasts with more serious lies that can have negative consequences. The phrase has been in use since at least the 18th century, reflecting a cultural acceptance of small deceptions for the sake of kindness.
The dog had a wild, malicious look in its eyes.
Malicious Pleasure was created in 1975.
In law an act is malicious if done intentionally withoust just cause and excuse so long as you believe the truth of what you say and not reckless so malicious intent is a more serious charge as malicious already contains intent so malicious intent is the act of being malicious with the intent to kill as it is worded here as malice needs intent to be deemed as malicious
malcontent
Do you mean "Malicious?" Malicious means "intending harm"
It is software that scans for malicious (bad) files and removes them.
Malicious Intent was created in 1986-04.