About The Word Maleficence

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Maleficence

Maleficence Meaning & Definition
Maleficence Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Maleficence?

[n] the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
[n] doing or causing evil

Synonyms | Synonyms for Maleficence: balefulness | mischief

Related Terms | Find terms related to Maleficence:

See Also | evil | evilness | malevolence | malignity

Maleficence In Webster's Dictionary

\Ma*lef"i*cence\, n. [L. maleficentia. Cf. {Malfeasance}.] Evil doing, esp. to others.

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