malefaction
malefaction noun: a crime, an offense, an evil deed.
Noun
malefaction (plural malefactions)
- A crime, an offense, an evil deed.
- They have proclaim'd their malefactions.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
- August 3, 2019, Sid Schwab, Russian meddlers, with help from friends, still at it on heraldnet.com
Displaying more bipartisanship, a day after Robert Mueller’s testimony, in which it appeared what he learned has blown his mind, but during which Trump’s malefactions were made clear, the Senate...
- Synonyms:
- perpetration, crime, criminal offence, criminality, delinquency, unlaw, unlawfulness, delict, error, malfeasance
malefaction meaning in Urdu
malefaction in Urdu
- برا کام, غلط کاری, جرم
Synonyms of malefaction
- perpetration
- crime
- criminal offence
- criminality
- delinquency
- unlawfulness
- delict
- error
- malfeasance
- misdeed
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Forms of malefaction
| plural | malefactions |
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Origin of malefaction
From Latin malefaciō.
Questions about malefaction
- What does malefaction mean?
- Malefaction means a crime, an offense, an evil deed.
- What is malefaction in Urdu?
- Malefaction in Urdu is برا کام, غلط کاری, جرم. See Malefaction meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is malefaction?
- Malefaction is a noun.
- What is the plural of malefaction?
- The plural of malefaction is malefactions.
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