A malefactor is someone who has done something bad or illegal. a well-known criminal lawyer who had saved many a malefactor from going to jail. = wrongdoer. someone who does bad or illegal things (malefacere )
An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment; a criminal
malefactors
Turkish pronunciation
mälfäktırz
Pronunciation
/ˈmalˌfaktərz/ /ˈmælˌfæktɜrz/
Etymology
[ 'ma-l&-"fak-t&r ] (noun.) 15th century. Middle English malefactour, from Latin malefactor, from malefacere to do evil, from male + facere to do; more at DO.