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Meaning of "malefactor" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MALEFACTOR

Via Old French from Latin, from malefacere to do evil.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MALEFACTOR

malefactor  [ˈmælɪˌfæktə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MALEFACTOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Malefactor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MALEFACTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of malefactor in the English dictionary

The definition of malefactor in the dictionary is a criminal; wrongdoer.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MALEFACTOR


acta
ˈæktə
actor
ˈæktə
benefactor
ˈbɛnɪˌfæktə
calefactor
ˌkælɪˈfæktə
chiropractor
ˈkaɪərəpræktə
cofactor
ˈkəʊˌfæktə
compactor
kəmˈpæktə
contactor
kɒnˈtæktə
contractor
ˈkɒntræktə
detractor
dɪˈtræktə
exacta
ɪkˈsæktə
extractor
ɪkˈstræktə
factor
ˈfæktə
multifactor
ˌmʌltɪˈfæktə
nonfactor
ˌnɒnˈfæktə
reactor
rɪˈæktə
redactor
rɪˈdæktə
reenactor
ˌriːɪnˈæktə
subcontractor
ˌsʌbkənˈtræktə
tractor
ˈtræktə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MALEFACTOR

male-dominated
male-voice choir
maleate
Malebranche
maledicent
maledict
malediction
maledictive
maledictory
malefaction
malefactory
malefactress
malefic
malefically
malefice
maleficence
maleficent
maleficial
maleic
maleic acid

WORDS THAT END LIKE MALEFACTOR

attractor
Caterpillar tractor
child actor
coagulation factor
contributing factor
director
distractor
feel-good factor
fusion reactor
growth factor
heavy-water reactor
nerve growth factor
nuclear reactor
power factor
protection factor
Q factor
risk factor
screen actor
supporting actor
wow factor
X factor

Synonyms and antonyms of malefactor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MALEFACTOR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «malefactor» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of malefactor

Translation of «malefactor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MALEFACTOR

Find out the translation of malefactor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of malefactor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «malefactor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

罪人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

malhechor
570 millions of speakers

English

malefactor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपराधी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مجرم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

злоумышленник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

malfeitor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

malfaiteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malefactor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Missetäter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悪人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

죄인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Malefactor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người bất lương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குற்றவாளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुन्हेगार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cani
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

malfattore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

złoczyńca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зловмисник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

răufăcător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κακοποιός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kwaaddoener
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

missdådare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forbryter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of malefactor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MALEFACTOR»

The term «malefactor» is regularly used and occupies the 84.246 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MALEFACTOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «malefactor» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «malefactor» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about malefactor

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MALEFACTOR»

Discover the use of malefactor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to malefactor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The malefactor ...
THE. MALEFACTOR. BOOK. I. CHAPTEK I A SOCIETY SCANDAL TALL and burly, with features and skin hardened by exposure to the sun and winds of many climates, he looked like a man ready to face all hardships, equal to any emergency.
Edward Phillips Oppenheim, 1907
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The Young Malefactor: A Study in Juvenile Delinquency, Its ...
THE YOUNG MALEFACTOR. CHAPTER I. THE YOUNG MALEFACTOR IN THE INSTITUTION AND AT HOME. The term "juvenile delinquent" is applied by law to any person under sixteen who com- Definition of the mits any offence for which ...
Thomas Travis, 1908
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Communications and Multimedia Security: 10th IFIP TC-6 TC 11 ...
etwork at host Malefactor, and has administrator privileges; (5) security urpose is to analyze all kinds of threats (integrity, availability, confidential- on); (6) security analysis task is to analyze all DMZ and LAN hosts; ;ments to analyzed network: ...
Herbert Leitold, Evangelos Markatos, 2006
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The Malefactor's Register: An Exploration of Murder, Past ...
These essays explore the people and events surrounding some of the most unusual murders in American history.
Mark C. Gribben, 2009
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The Malefactor: A Tale of the Good Thief on the Cross
Who was this good thief? What was the path that led him to Golgotha? Dr. Kirker puts flesh and character to a man, Dysmas, who might have been he.
John A. Kirker, 2006
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The Malefactor's Register; Or, the Newgate and Tyburn ...
Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Rich in titles on English ...
BiblioBazaar, Multiple Contributors, 2010
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The Book of Strange and Curious Legal Oddities: Pizza ...
To British families of the 1700s and 1800s, reading the Newgate Calendar ( subtitled The Malefactor's Bloody Register ) was almost as edifying as attending an execution in person. Originally compiled from pamphlets passed out at hangings, ...
Nathan Belofsky, 2010
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Justice: Rights and Wrongs
When someone validly commands me to forgive someone who has wronged me, it is not the malefactor but the one issuing the command who has a right against me to my forgiving the malefactor; correspondingly, my duty to forgive is not a ...
Nicholas Wolterstorff, 2010
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The Satyrs of Decimus Juvenalis: And of Aulus Persius Flaccus
but to make a Malefactor die sweetly, was only belonging to her Husband. I wifh I could apply it to my self ; if the Reader would be kind enough to think it belongs to me. The Character of Zimri in my Atfalom, is, in my Opinion, wonh the whole ...
Juvenal, 1754
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Readings in English Social History
So soone as any is brought to the Justices of peace by this hue or crie, by the Constable or anie other who doth pursue the malefactor, he doeth examine the malefactor, and writeth the examination and his confession : then he doth binde the ...
R. B. Morgan, 1928

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MALEFACTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term malefactor is used in the context of the following news items.
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7 Productivity Tips For Busy Social Media Users
Social media is also a malefactor where very disturbing things occur and our precious time gets devoured. Success on social media involves ... «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»
2
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Minions' Fun, at Least for the Kids - Entertainment …
Here, Napoleon is iconified as a megalomaniacal malefactor. The film studiously ignores more modern despots, such as Adolph Hitler, Joseph ... «Bucks Local News, Jul 15»
3
Find Waldo in Cyberspace: Forensic detective work meets digital …
One of the big issues that we face in litigating Internet-oriented cases is identifying the malefactor. On the Internet, as any user knows, one can ... «Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Jul 15»
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MOVIE REVIEW: 'Minions' Fun, at Least for the Kids
Here, Napoleon is iconified as a megalomaniacal malefactor. The film studiously ignores more modern despots, such as Adolph Hitler, Joseph ... «Bucks Local News, Jul 15»
5
Maybe They Didn't Take Away The Old Mass Because They Like Us
... the Eucharist is confected and Our Lord does come, but He is, depending on the severity of the infraction and motivation of the malefactor, ... «Pewsitter, Jul 15»
6
Cops: Man drove off in woman's Jetta
... the stolen car, according to a report. As they apprehended the alleged malefactor he went stiff and tried to resist being handcuffed, cops said. «Brooklyn Paper, Jul 15»
7
The New Orleans Saints' Logo Is Racist
Zero empathy by this cold and merciless malefactor. Then it gets worse. The Vikings? All white men who raped and pillaged. Racists! «Turf Show Times, Jul 15»
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A Malefactor Of Great Wealth -- Johnson Post
In this Oct. 6, 2008 file photo, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Richard S. Fuld Jr., front center, is heckled by protesters as he ... «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
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Michael Kidson, schoolmaster - obituary
When a prefect, known as a praepostor, made the error of knocking on the classroom door before summoning a malefactor to see the Head ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
Neil Young Rocks Monsanto
Neil Young has nailed the major corporate malefactor, and Monsanto is that regardless of what anybody thinks about GMOs. The business ... «Indian Country Today Media Network, Jun 15»

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