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MALICIOUS ACT

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An intentional act to wrongfully harm or injure another. … [Read more...] about MALICIOUS ACT

MALPRACTICE INSURANCE

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Professional insurance which covers liability for professional negligence. … [Read more...] about MALPRACTICE INSURANCE

MALE

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Of the masculine sex; of the sex that begets young. … [Read more...] about MALE

MALICIOUS DESERTION

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The act of a husband or wife, in leaving a consort, without just cause, for the purpose of causing a perpetual separation. Vide Abandonment, malicious. … [Read more...] about MALICIOUS DESERTION

MALT

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A substance produced from barley or other grain by a process of steeping in water until germination begins and then drying in a kiln, thus converting the starch into saccharine matter. See Hollender v. Magone (C. C.) 38 Fed. 915; U. S. v. Conn, 2 Ind. T. 474, 52 S. W. 38. Malt liquor. A general term including all alcoholic beverages prepared essentially by the fermentation of … [Read more...] about MALT

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