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Webster 1913 Edition

Malefactor

Malˊe-fac′tor

,
Noun.
[L., fr.
malefacere
to do evil;
male
ill, evil +
facere
to do. See
Malice
, and
Fact
.]
1.
An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment; a criminal.
Syn. – Evil doer; criminal; culprit; felon; convict.

Webster 1828 Edition

Malefactor

MALEFAC'TOR

,
Noun.
[supra.] One who commits a crime; one guilty of violating the laws, in such a manner as to subject him to public prosecution and punishment, particularly to capital punishment; a criminal.

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