malice
noun [ U ] uk/ˈmæl.ɪs/ us/ˈmæl.ɪs/
恶意，害人之心
the wish to harm or upset other people
There certainly wasn't any malice in her comments. 她的话绝对没有任何恶意。
formal I bear him no malice (= do not want to harm or upset him). 我对他没有恶意。
with malice aforethought law specialized 蓄意犯罪;蓄意中伤
To illegally harm someone with malice aforethought is to have thought about it and planned it before acting.
Her crime was malicious and with malice aforethought.
You can only be convicted of murder if the crime was committed with malice aforethought.
It was a classic case of murder with malice aforethought.
They must be able to prove that the defendant acted with malice aforethought.