malefactor

🇬🇧 UK/'mælifæktə/🇺🇸 US/'mælifæktә/
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A person who commits a crime or does evil; a criminal

犯罪者,作恶者,坏人

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
malefactorother
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Common Collocations

  • 1.dangerous malefactor危险的罪犯
  • 2.convicted malefactor被判有罪的作恶者

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The malefactor was sentenced to life imprisonment for his heinous crimes committed.

  • 2.

    Medieval courts pursued malefactors relentlessly to maintain order and justice systems.

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