MALEFACTION
Mal`e*fac"tion, n. Etym: [See Malefactor.]
Defn: A crime; an offense; an evil deed. [R.] Shak.
MALEFACTOR Mal`e*fac"tor, n. Etym: [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.
2. One who does wrong by injuring another, although not a criminal. [Obs.] H. Brooke. Fuller.
Syn.
— Evil doer; criminal; culprit; felon; convict.
MALEFACTRESS
Mal`e*fac"tress, n.
Defn: A female malefactor. Hawthorne.
MALEFEASANCE
Male*fea"sance, n.
Defn: See Malfeasance.