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malefactor definition

mal·efac·tor (mal′ə fak′tər)

noun

an evildoer or criminal

Etymology: L < pp. of malefacere < male, evil (see mal-) + facere, to do

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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