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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. One who does wrong by injuring another, although not a
criminal. Opposite of {benefactor}. --H. Brooke. --Fuller.
"Malefactors of great wealth." [1913 Webster +PJC]
Syn: Evil doer; criminal; culprit; felon; convict.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
malefactor
n 1: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally
convicted of a crime [syn: {criminal}, {felon}, {crook},
{outlaw}, {malefactor}]
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