malfeasor

malfeasor
index convict, delinquent, hoodlum, lawbreaker, recidivist

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

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  • malfeasor — noun Wrongdoer …   Wiktionary

  • malfeasor — …   Useful english dictionary

  • alleged malfeasor — index suspect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • convict — con·vict 1 /kən vikt/ vt [Latin convictus past participle of convincere to find guilty, prove, from com with, together + vincer to conquer]: to find guilty of a criminal offense was convict ed of fraud compare acquit con·vict 2 / kän ˌvikt/ …   Law dictionary

  • delinquent — de·lin·quent 1 /di liŋ kwənt/ n: a delinquent person; esp: juvenile delinquent delinquent 2 adj [Latin delinquent delinquens, present participle of delinquere to commit (an offense), err] 1 a: offending by neglect or violation of duty or law …   Law dictionary

  • recidivist — re·cid·i·vist /ri si də vist/ n: an habitual criminal recidivist adj re·cid·i·vis·tic /ri ˌsi də vis tik/ adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • suspect — sus·pect 1 / səs ˌpekt, sə spekt/ adj [Latin suspectus, from past participle of suspicere to look up at, regard with awe, suspect, from sub sus up, secretly + specere to look at]: regarded or deserving to be regarded with suspicion or heightened… …   Law dictionary

  • hoodlum — I noun agitator, bandit, blackguard, brigand, burglar, convict, criminal, embezzler, evildoer, felon, firebrand, gunman, holdup man, knave, larcener, larcenist, lawbreaker, malefactor, malevolent, malfeasant, malfeasor, miscreant, mobster,… …   Law dictionary

  • lawbreaker — I noun arsonist, convict, convicted felon, criminal, crook, defrauder, delinquent, embezzler, felon, fugitive, guilty person, hoodlum, legis violator, malefactor, malfeasor, miscreant, misdemeanant, misfeasor, murderer, offender, outlaw,… …   Law dictionary

  • bad person — Synonyms and related words: criminal, crook, deceiver, delinquent, evildoer, felon, gangster, lawbreaker, malefactor, malevolent, malfeasant, malfeasor, misfeasor, mobster, outlaw, public enemy, racketeer, sinner, thief, transgressor, villain,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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