Definition: (noun) Someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime.
Synonyms: criminal, crook, felon, outlaw.
Usage: A judge having sentenced a malefactor to the penitentiary was proceeding to point out to him the disadvantages of crime and the profit of reformation.
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