Being lied to and hopes kept alive is an evil and malicious act (yes I mean it that strongly).

撒谎并让人保持希望是很恶意的行为(对，我说的是十分恶意)。

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The intellectual property of Party A is leaked due to the malicious act of the service personnel provided by Party B;

由于乙方服务人员恶意行为导致甲方知识产权外泄；

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A property that caught fire and cause of fire is sabotage, but no claim is payable although you had cover a "Property All Risk" policy. Reason is that you do not extent cover for Malicious Act.

您虽然已投保了“财产一切险“，当您的财产火患的原因是被恶意破坏的，如果您的保单没有扩展”恶意破坏“条款那么您将无法得到理赔。

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But the reality is that she opened the jar out of simple curiosity and not as a malicious act.

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It could be a shot across the bow from a new competitor or a conniving, malicious act from an old friend.

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At 14, he developed epilepsy from a head injury due to a malicious act at the hands of a 20 year old, ex-Marine, who was looking to impress a girl.

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