Does Malus Mean Bad?

In Latin, malus was an adjective meaning (according to Lewis & Short) "bad, evil, wicked, injurious, destructive, mischievous, hurtful, ill-looking, ugly, deformed, " etc., parallel to bonus meaning "good".

What does the word Malus mean?

The word malus can mean evil or apple, which isn't very helpful.

What does no Malus mean?

Filters. (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. noun.