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noun
- 1. a person who commits a crime or some other wrong. formal
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The meaning of MALEFACTOR is one who commits an offense against the law; especially : felon. How to use malefactor in a sentence.
malefactor. noun [ C ] formal uk / ˈmæl.ɪ.fæk.tə r/ us / ˈmæl.ə.fæk.tɚ / Add to word list. a person who does bad or illegal things. Synonyms. criminal. crook (CRIMINAL) informal. culprit. evildoer. felon specialized. the guilty party. offender. outlaw. perpetrator. villain UK informal. wrongdoer formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Malefactor definition: a person who violates the law; criminal.. See examples of MALEFACTOR used in a sentence.
A malefactor is someone who has done something bad or illegal. [formal] ...a well-known criminal lawyer who had saved many a malefactor from going to jail. Synonyms: wrongdoer, criminal, convict, offender More Synonyms of malefactor. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency.
A malefactor has done something illegal and has been or will be convicted, such as the malefactor who was videotaped stealing money from a cash register.
Definition of malefactor noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. One who has committed a crime; a criminal. 2. A wrongdoer or evildoer. [Middle English malefactour, from Latin malefactor, from malefacere, to do wrong : male, ill; see mel- in Indo-European roots + facere, to do; see dhē- in Indo-European roots .] mal′e·fac′tion (-făk′shən) n.
