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Synonyms & Antonyms of malefaction
a breaking of a moral or legal code
- the town treasurer has been linked to the kickback scheme and other financial malefactions
Synonyms for malefaction
- breach,
- crime,
- debt,
- error,
- lawbreaking,
- misdeed,
- misdoing,
- offense
- (or offence),
- sin,
- transgression,
- trespass,
- violation,
- wrongdoing
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“Malefaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malefaction. Accessed 23 Oct. 2021.
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