Evil

An action is evil if it creates harm to unwilling victims by overriding consent through force, threat, deception, or fraud. Evil consists in violating boundaries, externalizing costs onto others, or using power to benefit oneself or a group at the expense of innocent agents. Intentions, beliefs, votes, traditions, or claimed necessity do not negate evil once a victim exists. Evil is not a trait of people or ideas, but of actions that break reciprocity and generate unchosen suffering.