Synonyms of malefaction
23 similar words
Another word for malefaction is delinquency. Other synonyms of malefaction are criminality, perpetration, unlawfulness, wrong and misdeed.
Synonyms and similar words for malefaction
nounA crime, an offense, an evil deed.
- perpetrationSomething (such as a crime) that is perpetrated.
- crime
- criminal offenceA crime.
- criminalityA criminal act.
- delinquencyA criminal offense.
- unlawfulnessAn unlawful act.
- delict
- error
- malfeasance
- misdeedThat which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
- misdemeanor
- misdoing
- offense
- peccadillo
- sin
- tort
- tortfeasanceThe condition, or an act, of doing wrong; the act of committing a tort.
- transgression
- veniality
- villainy
- wrong
- wrongdoing
- unlaw obsoleteA crime, an illegal action.
Meaning of malefaction
- noun A crime, an offense, an evil deed.
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Questions about synonyms of malefaction
- What is another word for malefaction?
- Malefaction has 23 synonyms on Word.ws, such as delinquency, criminality, perpetration, unlawfulness, wrong, misdeed, crime and error.
- What does malefaction mean?
- Malefaction means a crime, an offense, an evil deed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: malefaction (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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