malefact

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• malefact — n 1. criminal, felon, larcener, larcenist, misdemeanant, lawbreaker; convict, Sl. jailbird, parolee, exconvict, Inf. ex con, recidivist, repeat offender, Inf. chronic crook; transgressor, trespasser, offender, culprit, miscreant; wrongdoer,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• malefaction — /mal euh fak sheuhn/, n. an evil deed; crime; wrongdoing. [1375 1425 for an earlier sense; 1595 1605 for current sense; ME malefaccioun impotence; see MALEFACT(OR), ION] * * * …   Universalium

• malefactress — /mal euh fak tris/, n. a woman who violates the law or does evil. [1640 50; MALEFACT(O)R + ESS] Usage. See ess. * * * …   Universalium

• malefactor — [ malɪˌfaktə] noun formal a person who commits a crime or some other wrong. Derivatives malefaction noun Origin ME: from L., from malefact , malefacere do wrong …   English new terms dictionary

• malefactor — n. a criminal; an evil doer. Derivatives: malefaction n. Etymology: ME f. L f. malefacere malefact f. male ill + facere do …   Useful english dictionary