malefactor

Example Sentences

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He’s an honest policeman who describes himself as a “functionnaire,” a civil servant, and whose belief in justice might sometimes lead him to letting a malefactor escape.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

In a more sinister scenario, a malefactor could hack into an iPhone and access a record of where a Voice Memo user has been.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2020

Milton's benchmark for when a book becomes a "malefactor" is a little unclear.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2020

Bridges was a zealous vamp from the get-go; Tomasson a prowling, barefaced malefactor; Bouley a restless shark, gliding between wily poses.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2020

He was dodging among the shadows like a malefactor, first behind one veranda post, then behind another.

From Caybigan by Hopper, James