Malediction, Malefactor, Maleficium

MALEDICTION - Eccles. law. A curse which was anciently annexed to donations of lands made to churches and religious houses, against those who should violate their rights.

MALEFACTOR - He who bas been guilty of some crime; in another sense, one who has been convicted of having committed a crime.

MALEFICIUM - Waste, damage, torts, injury.
   

This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.