Maleficence \Ma*lef"i*cence\, n. [L. maleficentia. Cf. {Malfeasance}.] Evil doing, esp. to others.
maleficence n 1: doing or causing evil [ant: {beneficence}] 2: the quality or nature of being harmful or evil [syn: {mischief}, {balefulness}] [ant: {beneficence}]