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malfeasant — n. One guilty of malfeasance. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
malfeasant — See malfeasance. * * * … Universalium
malfeasant — 1. adjective of, or relating to malfeasance or misconduct 2. noun someone guilty of such conduct; a malefactor … Wiktionary
malfeasant — mæl fɪËznt n. criminal, evildoer … English contemporary dictionary
malfeasant — mal·fea·sant … English syllables
malfeasant — noun one guilty of malfeasance (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑wrongdoer, ↑offender … Useful english dictionary
malfeasance — malfeasant, adj., n. /mal fee zeuhns/, n. Law. the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing (used esp. of an act in violation of a public trust). Cf. misfeasance (def. 2),… … Universalium
criminal — 1. noun a convicted criminal Syn: lawbreaker, offender, villain, delinquent, felon, convict, malefactor, wrongdoer, culprit, miscreant; thief, burglar, robber, armed robber, gunman, gangster, terrorist; informal crook, con … Thesaurus of popular words
criminal — adj 1. felonious, larcenous, homicidal, murderous, burglarious; unlawful, illegal, lawless, illicit, law breaking; delinquent, derelict; malfeasant, misfeasant. 2. nefarious, iniquitous, wicked, flagitious; evil, immoral, sinful, unrighteous,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
malfeasance — /mælˈfizəns/ (say mal feezuhns) noun Law the doing of an unlawful act, as a trespass: *the murder, mayhem, mime and malfeasance that follows on the heels of war or preparation for war. –sutton woodfield, 1960. Compare misfeasance, nonfeasance.… …
