malefactor – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
malefactor
n.
evildoer, criminal
Benefactor
malefactor
Noun
1. someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime
(synonym) criminal, felon, crook, outlaw
(hypernym) wrongdoer, offender
(hyponym) accessory, accessary
Malefactor
(n.)
One who does wrong by injuring another, although not a criminal.
(n.)
An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment; a criminal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Malediction, Malefactor, Maleficium
MALEDICTION - Eccles. law. A curse which was anciently annexed to donations of lands made to churches and religious houses, against those who should violate their rights.
MALEFACTOR - He who bas been guilty of some crime; in another sense, one who has been convicted of having committed a crime.
MALEFICIUM - Waste, damage, torts, injury.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
