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as in criminal
a person who commits moral wrongs
she regards anyone who would cause the breakup of a family as a malefactor of the worst sort
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as in offender
a person who has committed a crime
the victim was able to give a clear description of the malefactor to the police
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Recent Examples of malefactor
Thriller about a reclusive middleman for potential whistleblowers who tries to settle things with corporate malefactors.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
Progressives may struggle even more with mercy toward moneyed malefactors.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
Then, just when the situation couldn’t seem to get any worse, in the season three premiere, some mysterious malefactor sets off a car bomb at Miriam’s funeral.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 2 June 2024
While that countdown to Election Day — offset by an ever-more paranoid web of intrigued linked to untrustworthy election technology and the malefactors who wield it — might structure the six-part series, individual episodes explore contemporary concerns from unexpected angles.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
Progressives may struggle even more with mercy toward moneyed malefactors.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
Then, just when the situation couldn’t seem to get any worse, in the season three premiere, some mysterious malefactor sets off a car bomb at Miriam’s funeral.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 2 June 2024
While that countdown to Election Day — offset by an ever-more paranoid web of intrigued linked to untrustworthy election technology and the malefactors who wield it — might structure the six-part series, individual episodes explore contemporary concerns from unexpected angles.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
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Cybercrime As retailers prepare for the big holiday rush — when shoplifters could also take advantage of crowds to ramp up — other kinds of criminals are at the back door.Evan Clark, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
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Being in close proximity to Adams and the criminal as the gun went off, Jo and her unborn twins could also potentially be in danger.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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So there's a law firm in Seattle that has mounted a lot of very famous successful class action suits against large wrongdoers.Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
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Local leaders say public pieces like murals and sculptures have the power to both beautify and protect the city by letting would-be wrongdoers know that a community is cared for.Justin L. Mack, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
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Just weeks after closing out an incredibly dominant year in music, Rihanna was cast by some fans and members of the media as the villain and endlessly harassed by those who felt Brown did nothing wrong.Kyle Denis, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
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And thus is Cobra Kai Part 2’s biggest reveal with the return of a villain who has disdain for Kreese, LaRusso and Lawrence: the infamous Terry Silver (played by Thomas Griffith) and his ruthless Iron Dragons.Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
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In between the two extremes of saints and (supposed) sinners were women who joined religious communities, dedicating their lives to the worship of God.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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And unlike many of those films, its avoidance of forgiveness as a simple fix in turn avoids shifting the responsibility of the sin away from the sinner to the victim.Robert Daniels, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Malefactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malefactor. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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