malefactor
malefactor · malefactors
зловмисник, зловмисниця, лиходій, лиходійка
злоумышленник, злоумышленница, злодей, злодейка
Übeltäter, Übeltäterin, Malefaktor
A criminal or felonA criminal or felon.
US/ˈmæləˌfæktɚ/
» Thus, one of the loveliest of earthly paradises was doomed to be a receptacle for the very worst of malefactors.
Meaning
2 sensesA criminal or felon.
An evildoer.
Übeltäter, Übeltäterin, Malefaktor
злоумы́шленникzloumýšlennik, злоумы́шленницаzloumýšlennica, злоде́йzlodéj
зловми́сникzlovmýsnyk, зловми́сницяzlovmýsnycja, лиході́йlyxodíj
More definitions
- someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Examples
1 sentencesThus, one of the loveliest of earthly paradises was doomed to be a receptacle for the very worst of malefactors.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
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Origin
From Middle English malefactour, from Late Latin malefactor, from Latin malefaciō, from maFrom Middle English malefactour, from Late Latin malefactor, from Latin malefaciō, from male (“evilly”) + factus (“made or done”), past participle of facio (“to make or do”).
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plural: malefactorsSynonyms
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3 related wordsRelatedmaleficent