Meanings of maleficence in English

In all their lamentations soundeth vengeance, in all their eulogies is maleficence; and being judge seemeth to them bliss.

Of course society has to make an occasional example and its moral maleficence, like death, loved a shining mark.

Even when thou art gentle towards them, they still feel themselves despised by thee; and they repay thy beneficence with secret maleficence.

I looked around the cell and saw that my warning had brought to life deep suspicions that even a child could harbor maleficence.

Then he shows us how the small-scale maleficence we encounter daily might credibly burgeon into evil as spectacular as can readily be imagined.