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malefactor

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Malefactor  \Mal`e*fac"tor\,  n.  [L.,  fr  malefacere  to  do  evil; 
  male  ill,  evil  +  facere  to  do  See  {Malice},  and  {Fact}.] 
  1.  An  evil  doer;  one  who  commits  a  crime;  one  subject  to 
  public  prosecution  and  punishment;  a  criminal. 
 
  2.  One  who  does  wrong  by  injuring  another,  although  not  a 
  criminal.  [Obs.]  --H.  Brooke.  Fuller. 
 
  Syn:  Evil  doer;  criminal;  culprit;  felon;  convict. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  malefactor 
  n  :  someone  who  has  committed  (or  been  legally  convicted  of)  a 
  crime  [syn:  {criminal},  {felon},  {crook},  {outlaw}] 
 
  From  THE  DEVIL'S  DICTIONARY  ((C)1911  Released  April  15  1993)  [devils]: 
 
  MALEFACTOR,  n.  The  chief  factor  in  the  progress  of  the  human  race.




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