/ ˈmælɪfæktə(r); NAmE / noun
( rare , formal ) a person who does wrong, illegal or immoral things
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin , from malefact- done wrong, from the verb malefacere , from male ill + facere do.
/ ˈmælɪfæktə(r); NAmE / noun
( rare , formal ) a person who does wrong, illegal or immoral things
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin , from malefact- done wrong, from the verb malefacere , from male ill + facere do.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005