mal|e|fac|tor

mal|e|fac|tor
mal|e|fac|tor «MAL uh FAK tuhr», noun.
a criminal; evildoer: »

Rank and fortune were offered to any malefactor who would compass the murder (John L. Motley).

[< Latin malefactor < malefacere < male badly + facere do]

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