The judge ruled that the defendant acted with malice, which constitutes the crime of intentional harm.

malice 来自拉丁语 malitia，由词根 mal-（坏的、恶意的）和后缀 -ice（表示状态或性质）组成，意思是"恶意、蓄意伤害他人的意图"。在法律语境中特指"主观上明知会造成伤害仍故意为之的心理状态"。