Ill will or malicious intent; spiteful or harmful motivation toward someone.
彼は相手に悪意を持って接したわけではない。
He didn't treat the other person with malicious intent.
悪意のあるコメントは無視するのが一番だ。
It's best to ignore malicious comments.
そのメールは悪意に満ちていた。
The email was full of malice.
A bad meaning or negative intent contained in words or actions.
その言い方には悪意が感じられる。
That way of speaking feels malicious.
彼女の態度に悪意は見られなかったが、不快だった。
There was no malice in her attitude, but it was unpleasant.
In legal contexts: mala fides or bad faith — intent to deceive or act dishonestly.
契約書には悪意があったとして損害賠償が請求された。
Damages were claimed on the grounds that there was bad faith in the contract.
善意・悪意の区別は裁判で重要な論点になる。
The distinction between good faith and bad faith becomes an important issue in court.
Malice in the legal/criminal sense: the deliberate intention to cause harm.
検察は被告に悪意があったと主張した。
The prosecution argued that the defendant acted with malice.