malefaction

mal·e·fac·tion

noun \ˌma-lə-ˈfak-shən\

Definition of MALEFACTION

: an evil deed : crime

Examples of MALEFACTION

1. <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

Related Words: bias crime, hate crime; felony, misconduct, misdemeanor, misfeasance; fault, foible, peccadillo; break, infringement; immorality, iniquitousness, iniquity, sinfulness, vice, wickedness; corruption, debauchery, depravity, licentiousness; abuse, criminality, illegality, lawlessness, unlawfulness; descent, downfall, fall

Near Antonyms: blamelessness, faultlessness, guiltlessness, impeccability, innocence, irreproachability; goodness, morality, righteousness, virtue, virtuousness

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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