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noun

a person who violates the law; criminal.

a person who does harm or evil, especially toward another.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English malefactour < Latin malefactor, equivalent to malefac(ere) to act wickedly, do an evil deed (see male-, fact) + -tor -tor

Synonyms
1. felon, culprit.

Antonyms
2. benefactor.

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malefactor (ˈmælɪˌfæktə)

—n
	a criminal; wrongdoer

[C15: via Old French from Latin, from malefacere to do evil]

'malefaction

—n

'malefactress

—*fem n*

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malefactor

c.1440, from L. malefactor, from malefactus, pp. of malefacere "to do evil," from male "badly" (see mal-) + facere "to perform" (see factitious).

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