Bad actor

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An individual or entity with a prior criminal conviction, or who has been sanctioned by the court or regulator. idiomatic

    "More needs to be done to combat financial crime, a senior lawyer at HSBC has said as he called for global collaboration over the rules imposed on banks to keep “bad actors” out of the financial system."

  2. 2
    A person with malicious intent. idiomatic
  3. 3
    An ill-intentioned, mean, badly behaved or ill-tempered person. idiomatic

    "At this stage of the game excitement ran high; all were on their feet and crowding close upon the Chair – all were talking at once. One Democratic brother loudly called another a G-d d--d fool and then apologised. The Convention was a Pandemonium of bad actors."

  4. 4
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bad, actor.

Synonyms

All synonyms
immoral agent

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"More needs to be done to combat financial crime, a senior lawyer at HSBC has said as he called for global collaboration over the rules imposed on banks to keep “bad actors” out of the financial system."

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