[noun] [U] - the wish to harm other peopleKilling her dog was an act of sheer malice.Don't be alarmed - I bear you no malice (= do not want to harm you).(specialized) To illegally harm someone with malice aforethought is to have thought about it and planned it before acting.
MALICE
Meaning of MALICE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012