Malefaction
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Malefaction is a noun meaning A crime, an offense, an evil deed.
Meaning
A crime, an offense, an evil deed.
Example Sentences
They have proclaim'd their malefactions.
August 3, 2019, Sid Schwab, Russian meddlers, with help from friends, still at it on heraldnet.com 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.
Word Forms
- malefactions
Synonyms for malefaction
Depending on context, synonyms include perpetration, crime, criminality, unlaw, unlawfulness, delict.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include malefeasance, abomination, malefactress, fact, misdeed, enormity.
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