犯意|はんいhan'i[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nouncriminal intent; malice

• Synonym悪気わるぎCasualColloquial. Mostly used in the negative as 「悪気はない」, meaning one did not intend any harm.
• Related悪意あくいNeutralThe general word for malice — ill will toward hurting someone. Unlike the legal term 「犯意」, it does not imply knowingly setting out to commit a crime.
• Related悪気わるぎCasualColloquial. Mostly used in the negative as 「悪気はない」, meaning one did not intend any harm.
• Related害心がいしんWrittenWritten style: a heart set on harming someone. Rarely used.
• Related害意がいいWrittenWritten style, found mainly in legal documents: the intent to harm someone.
• Related悪念あくねんWrittenWritten style with a Buddhist coloring: evil thoughts, a mind plotting wrongdoing.
• Related邪気じゃきNeutralMalice or ill will, but also the noxious air thought to cause illness; often the antonym of 「無邪気」.
• Related賊心ぞくしんWrittenWritten style: a mind bent on stealing or rebellion. Rarely used.

For ill will aimed at hurting someone, use 「悪意」; in casual speech, 「悪気」, as in 「悪気はない」. 「犯意」 is the legal term for knowingly setting out to commit a crime, as in 「犯意を否認する」; for intent to harm, 「害意」.

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1. ある行為こういが犯罪はんざいになることを意識いしきしながらその行為こういをしようとする意思いし。