Malefaction

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A crime, an offense, an evil deed.

    "They have proclaim'd their malefactions."

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atrocitybreachcrimecriminal offencecriminalitydelict

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"They have proclaim'd their malefactions."

Etymology

From Latin malefaciō.

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