Lewis Short
mălĕdictĭo (noun F) : maledico
* An evil-speaking, reviling, abuse (very rare): maledictio nihil habet propositi praeter contumeliam,Cic. Cael. 3, 6; Arn. 4, 147.
* Esp., the act of cursing, a curse, malediction (freq. in eccl. Lat.): alicui benedictionem et maledictionem proponere,Vulg. Deut. 30, 19: bonum pro maledictione,id. 2 Reg. 16, 12; id. Jer. 24, 9.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary