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* 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.
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