malefactor
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8.8
- noun
- /ˈmælɪˌfæktər/
:
malhechor
- The detective arrested the malefactor after a long investigation into the crime spree.
- malefactors of great wealth
- malefactors punished
- track down malefactors
And by the way, it's, it's, it's issues that that involve malefactors that are that are nation states.
- And by the way, it's, it's, it's issues that that involve malefactors that are that are nation states.
Examples
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Not being mentioned in a list of malefactors is a good thing in my view.
Blog text (33) -
I cannot take responsibility for foreign malefactors.
Fiction book (1991) -
"If the lawyer does not stop the malefactor, probably no one will.
Academic text (2002) -
On account of a malefactor... they tortured here in ancient times.
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- There go the malefactors now.
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When one deals with malefactors, one must have great diligence.
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Far from forgetting evildoing, then, Christian ethics requires malefactors to answer for their harmful deeds.
Academic text (2003) -
Although this has resulted in some convictions, the Kenyan courts lack the resources to deal with many more malefactors.
Academic text (2009) -
The pigs raise a miraculous hue and cry, the burghers come to the scene, and the malefactors are discovered.
Academic text (2005) -
As a pastime, he rids the land of malefactors while maintaining his preparedness to defend his sovereign.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
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2.1
A person who has committed a crime or broken the law
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5.5
A person found guilty of a serious crime like theft or assault
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6.8
A person who commits a crime or other serious wrong
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3.9
A dishonest person who cheats or steals
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4.6
Something, often a person, that causes a crime, mistake or problem
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4.4
A person who breaks the law and has no legal protection
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4.3
A person who breaks the law or hurts other people
A person who breaks the law, for example by theft or fraud
How Bad
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word malefactor comes from Latin parts mal- 'bad' and factor 'doer'. So a malefactor is literally a 'bad doer', which explains why the word now means someone who does wrong or breaks the law.