malefaction
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.mal·e·fac·tion
noun \ˌma-lə-ˈfak-shən\Definition of MALEFACTION
: an evil deed : crime
See Examples of MALEFACTION
- <the town treasurer has been linked to the kickback scheme and other financial malefactions>
First Known Use of MALEFACTION
15th century
Related to MALEFACTION
- Synonyms
- breach, crime, debt, error, lawbreaking, offense, misdeed, misdoing, sin, transgression, trespass, violation, wrongdoing
- Antonyms
- noncrime
Rhymes with MALEFACTION
abreaction, benefaction, chain reaction, common fraction, complex fraction, counteraction, dark reaction, direct action, interaction, liquefaction, overaction, petrifaction, police action, proper fraction, putrefaction, rarefaction, retroaction, satisfaction, simple fraction, single-action, stupefaction, tumefaction
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