malfeasor

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English malfesour, from Anglo-Norman malfesour, from Old French mal (evil) + fes-, stem of fere (do, make), from Latin faciō (I do). Compare malefactor, borrowed directly from Latin.

Noun

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malfeasor (plural malfeasors)

  1. A wrongdoer.

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