Malicious Intent

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
MI
Pronunciation
/məˈlɪʃəs ˌɪnˈtɛnt/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
Law & Legal

Examples in Context

  1. With malicious intent, this could have been a phishing site, fooling the user into revealing personal details.
  2. Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone.
  3. By replacing this file, a user who has malicious intent can design a query to access confidential information and distribute it to other users or perform other harmful actions.
  4. You also need to protect against people within your own organization who might have malicious intent.
  5. Benevolent; without malicious intent.

Other meanings of MI