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  1. maleficence: [noun] the act of committing harm or evil. a harmful or evil act.

  2. Maleficence definition: the doing of evil or harm. See examples of MALEFICENCE used in a sentence.

  3. 4 days ago · MALEFICENCE definition: the doing of evil or harm | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

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  5. maleficence: 1 n doing or causing evil Antonyms: beneficence doing good; feeling beneficent Type of: malevolence , malignity wishing evil to others n the quality or nature of being harmful or evil Synonyms: balefulness , mischief Antonyms: beneficence the quality of being kind or helpful or generous Type of: evil , evilness the quality of ...

  6. Where does the noun maleficence come from? Earliest known use. mid 1500s. maleficence is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin maleficentia. See etymology.

  7. 1. maleficence - doing or causing evil. malevolence, malignity - wishing evil to others. beneficence - doing good; feeling beneficent. 2. maleficence - the quality or nature of being harmful or evil. balefulness, mischief. evilness, evil - the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in ...

  8. Maleficence definition: the doing of evil or harm. See examples of MALEFICENCE used in a sentence.

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