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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
Maybe the origin of Downey's Doom won't involve torture or an evil malefactor specifically out to ruin his life.
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2024
Thriller about a reclusive middleman for potential whistleblowers who tries to settle things with corporate malefactors.
—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
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2024
Thriller about a reclusive middleman for potential whistleblowers who tries to settle things with corporate malefactors.
—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
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Murder on Music Row, an investigative podcast from The Tennessean, focuses on the 1989 murder of country music chart director Kevin Hughes, who tried to operate with integrity in a business full of sharks and criminals.Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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A lot of criminals when confronted with the potential of being bitten by a police canine immediately surrender.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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Along with beautification, local leaders say public art has the power to foster a sense of ownership among residents and let would-be wrongdoers know that an area is cared for.Justin L. Mack, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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According to Pelletier, the DOJ's approach often leaves individual corporate wrongdoers untouched, even when the DOJ says there's evidence of serious misconduct.Brian Mann, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
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Or even an appearance from Tom Holland’s Peter Parker that would mean two hours haven’t been wasted watching this forgettable origin tale of a villain who’s not really THAT bad.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The news comes a couple days after Variety reported that a film about the Batman villain was coming down the pike.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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Perhaps out of a shared sense of guilt, Oppenheimer yearns to give these sinners a chance to atone for their mistakes.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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There was a strongly confessional element to the TRC’s operation; sinners came to the hearings seeking absolution, and victims came seeking to forgive so they might be liberated from their pain.Sisonke Msimang, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
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“Malefactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malefactor. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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