malefaction

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English

Etymology

From Latin malefaciō.

Noun

malefaction (plural malefactions)

  1. A crime, an offense, an evil deed.
    • William Shakespeare, Hamlet
      They have proclaim'd their malefactions.
    • Tree and Neighbor Law Blog
      The jury and the courts knew a bad actor when they saw one, and they used the tools at hand to dissuade him from continuing his malefaction. The final ticket was $45,000 in compensatory damages,…
    • Sid Schwab
      Displaying more bipartisanship, a day after Robert Mueller’s testimony, in which it appeared what he learned has blown his mind, but during which Trump’s malefactions were made clear, the Senate Intelligence Committee released its report on Russian election interference; those virtual acts of war Trump has called fake news.
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