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Definition of malefactor noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

malefactor

noun
 
/ˈmælɪfæktə(r)/
 
/ˈmælɪfæktər/
(formal)
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  1. a person who does wrong, illegal or very bad things Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, from malefact- ‘done wrong’, from the verb malefacere, from male ‘ill’ + facere ‘do’.
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