Malefactor
noun
A person who does harm or illegal actions.
The malefactor was caught by the police soon after the crime was committed.
Often appears as...
- convict the malefactor
- identify the malefactor
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
noun
A person who causes trouble or discord.
The teacher had to separate the malefactor from the rest of the pupils to maintain peace.
Often appears as...
- isolate the malefactor
- discipline the malefactor
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic
noun
A person who does harm or illegal actions.
The malefactor was caught by the police soon after the crime was committed.
Often appears as...
- convict the malefactor
- identify the malefactor
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
noun
A person who causes trouble or discord.
The teacher had to separate the malefactor from the rest of the pupils to maintain peace.
Often appears as...
- isolate the malefactor
- discipline the malefactor
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Context
Primarily used in legal or formal contexts to describe someone who commits crimes.
The court sentenced the malefactor to ten years in prison.
Pro Tip 2/3Severity
The term often implies serious wrongdoing or significant harm.
After the investigation, the malefactor was linked to multiple burglaries.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Gender-Specific
Despite 'male' in 'malefactor', it can refer to people of any gender.
The female malefactor was last seen near the jewellery store.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Context
Primarily used in legal or formal contexts to describe someone who commits crimes.
The court sentenced the malefactor to ten years in prison.
Pro Tip 2/3Severity
The term often implies serious wrongdoing or significant harm.
After the investigation, the malefactor was linked to multiple burglaries.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Gender-Specific
Despite 'male' in 'malefactor', it can refer to people of any gender.
The female malefactor was last seen near the jewellery store.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Context
Primarily used in legal or formal contexts to describe someone who commits crimes.
The court sentenced the malefactor to ten years in prison.
Pro Tip 2/3Severity
The term often implies serious wrongdoing or significant harm.
After the investigation, the malefactor was linked to multiple burglaries.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Gender-Specific
Despite 'male' in 'malefactor', it can refer to people of any gender.
The female malefactor was last seen near the jewellery store.
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Quote examples
P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
The perpetuation of slavery, the exile and extermination of American Indians, and the passage of Jim Crow laws weren't carried out at the bidding of a few malefactors of great wealth.
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Thomas Aquinas
Italian Theologian
If forgers and malefactors are put to death by the secular power, there is much more reason for excommunicating and even putting to death one convicted of heresy.
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Tina Brown
American Editor
The question for Obama is how he can rein in the furies of populism while making us all feel the malefactors of great wealth are being sufficiently punished.
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Dinesh D'Souza
Indian Author
American history is the story of Democratic malefactors and Republican heroes.
Quote examples
P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
The perpetuation of slavery, the exile and extermination of American Indians, and the passage of Jim Crow laws weren't carried out at the bidding of a few malefactors of great wealth.
Quote examples
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Theologian
If forgers and malefactors are put to death by the secular power, there is much more reason for excommunicating and even putting to death one convicted of heresy.
Quote examples
Tina Brown
American Editor
The question for Obama is how he can rein in the furies of populism while making us all feel the malefactors of great wealth are being sufficiently punished.
Quote examples
Dinesh D'Souza
Indian Author
American history is the story of Democratic malefactors and Republican heroes.
Example 1 of 4
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