MALEFACTOR


Meaning of MALEFACTOR in English

(~s)

A ~ is someone who has done something bad or illegal. (FORMAL)

...a well-known criminal lawyer who had saved many a ~ from going to jail.

= wrongdoer

N-COUNT

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