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Examples of malefaction in a Sentence
the town treasurer has been linked to the kickback scheme and other financial malefactions
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A pitch-framing specialist with rare agility behind the plate, Wolters must coax pitchers through Coors Field and its occasional malefactions.
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First Known Use of malefaction
15th century
malefaction Synonyms
Synonyms
breach, crime, debt, error, lawbreaking, misdeed, misdoing, offense (or offence), sin, transgression, trespass, violation, wrongdoing;
Antonyms
Near Antonyms
blamelessness, faultlessness, guiltlessness, impeccability, innocence, irreproachability;
Related Words
felony, misconduct, misdemeanor, misfeasance;
immorality, iniquitousness, iniquity, sinfulness, vice, wickedness;
corruption, debauchery, depravity, licentiousness;
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