maldad

Definitions of maldad
  1. noun
    activity that transgresses moral or civil law
    synonyms: mala conducta
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    intrusión, invasión, violación
    entry to another's property without right or permission
    agravio
    (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
    delito, falta, fechoría, mala conducta, malhecho
    improper or wicked or immoral behavior
    delincuencia
    willful negligence
    daño
    an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage
    iniquidad, injusticia
    an unjust act
    transgresión, trasgresión
    the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
    bribonada, deshonestidad, truhanería
    lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
    falsedad, falsificación
    a willful perversion of facts
    delincuencia
    an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
    bellaquería, bribonería, diablura, malicia, truhanería
    reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
    libertad
    an act of undue intimacy
    anomalía, anormalidad, irregularidad
    behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
    deshonestidad
    an indecent or improper act
    peccata minuta
    a petty misdeed
    mal
    any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
    iniquidad, inmoralidad, malicia
    morally objectionable behavior
    alevosía, perfidia, traición
    an act of deliberate betrayal
    charlatanería, curanderismo, curandería, intrusismo
    the dishonesty of a charlatan
    deformación, tergiversación, torcimiento, torsión
    the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
    ambigüedad, evasión
    falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
    embuste, mentira
    the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
    disimulación, engaño
    the act of deceiving
    pecado
    an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
    crimen, delito
    (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
    deservicio, perjuicio
    an act intended to help that turns out badly
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    actividad
    any specific behavior
  2. noun
    morally objectionable behavior
    synonyms: iniquidad, inmoralidad, malicia
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    profanación, profanamiento, sacrilegio
    blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
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    transgresión, trasgresión
    the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
  3. noun
    used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
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    intensidad
    high level or degree; the property of being intense
  4. noun
    absence of moral or spiritual values
    synonyms: iniquidad, noche, oscuridad, tinieblas
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    circunstancias, condiciones, condición, estado, estatus, situación, status
    a state at a particular time
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