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Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 41.020
Definition of Malice
Malice exists when the controlling motive for instituting criminal proceedings is any reason
except a genuine desire to see justice done, to enforce the law, or to punish the guilty.
Malice may be inferred from a lack of probable cause.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Civil, Release 26, April 2026. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- civ-2026-04-01
- Content hash
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