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Malum vs Malus - What's the difference?

malum | malus |

Malus is a related term of malum.



As nouns the difference between malum and malus

is that malum is an evil or wrongdoing while malus is the return of performance-related compensation originally paid by an employer to an employee as a result of the discovery of a defect in the performance.

malum

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • an evil or wrongdoing.
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    malus

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • (business) The return of performance-related compensation originally paid by an employer to an employee as a result of the discovery of a defect in the performance.
  • When bank fired the loan originator, they recovered the last two years of her bonuses under the malus clause in her contract.

    Usage notes

    * Might occur in financial services in connection with defaulted loans.

    Synonyms

    * clawback

    Coordinate terms

    * (l)

    Anagrams

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