malefactor

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English malefactour, from Late Latin malefactor, from Latin malefaciō, from male (“evilly”) + factus (“made or done”), past participle of facio (“I make or do”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) enPR: măʹləfăk'tər, IPA(key): /ˈmæləˌfæktɚ/
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Noun

malefactor (plural malefactors)

  1. A criminal or felon.
  2. An evildoer.

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Translations

criminal — see criminal
felon — see felon

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *maledfaktōr, related to malefactus (perfect passive participle of malefaciō), corresponding to male (“evilly”) + factus (“made or done”), past participle of facio (“I make or do”). Used in Old Latin by Plautus and then more commonly in Late Latin.

Pronunciation

Noun

malefactor m (genitive malefactōris); third declension

  1. wrongdoer, evildoer, malefactor, villain

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative malefactor malefactōrēs
Genitive malefactōris malefactōrum
Dative malefactōrī malefactōribus
Accusative malefactōrem malefactōrēs
Ablative malefactōre malefactōribus
Vocative malefactor malefactōrēs

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References

  1. ^ http://latinlexicon.org/definition.php?p1=2034313
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