malefaction

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malefaction

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From Latin malefaciō.

noun malefactions

A crime, an offense, an evil deed. They have proclaim'd their malefactions.
Similar: perpetration, crime, criminal offence, criminality, delinquency, malefaction, unlaw, unlawfulness, delict, error, malfeasance, misdeed

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@misc{malefaction_2026,
  title = {malefaction},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malefaction},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}