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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdanno doloso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dan-no do-lo-so
"Il gruppo è stato accusato di danno doloso per aver vandalizzato la scuola."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of intentionally causing harm or damage to another person or property, often in a playful or mischievous manner.
"The group of teenagers was charged with malicious mischief after vandalizing the school." - 2
A legal term referring to the willful destruction of property or the act of causing harm without justification.
"The defendant was found guilty of malicious mischief for breaking windows in the neighborhood."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'malicious' originates from the Latin 'malitiosus', meaning 'spiteful' or 'ill-willed', while 'mischief' comes from the Old French 'meschief', meaning 'misfortune' or 'ill fate'. The combination reflects a historical evolution from general misfortune to intentional harm or wrongdoing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Malicious Mischief" is said worldwide
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malveillance
Transliteration: mal-veh-lahns
"Le groupe a été accusé de malveillance après avoir vandalisé l'école."
böswillige Schädigung
Transliteration: böhs-vil-li-ge shay-dig-oong
"Die Gruppe wurde wegen böswilliger Schädigung angeklagt."
danno doloso
Transliteration: dan-no do-lo-so
"Il gruppo è stato accusato di danno doloso per aver vandalizzato la scuola."
daño malicioso
Transliteration: da-nyo ma-li-si-o-so
"El grupo fue acusado de daño malicioso tras vandalizar la escuela."
dano malicioso
Transliteration: da-no ma-li-si-o-so
"O grupo foi acusado de dano malicioso após vandalizar a escola."
दुष्टता
Transliteration: dushtata
"समूह को स्कूल में दुष्टता के लिए आरोपित किया गया।"
恶意破坏
Transliteration: è yì pò huài
"该团体因恶意破坏学校而被指控。"
악의적인 장난
Transliteration: ak-ui-jeog-in jangnan
"그 그룹은 학교를 훼손한 혐의로 기소되었습니다."
悪意のあるいたずら
Transliteration: akuinoaru itazura
"そのグループは学校を破壊した罪で起訴されました。"
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