malefactor
Example Sentences
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The boom was over, the supposed malefactors had been brought to justice and reform had come.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Consider what happened to other high-profile malefactors who have flouted compliance.
From Slate • May 28, 2024
By the spring of 1348, rumors were circulating that malefactors were deliberately causing the plague by poisoning wells.
From Scientific American • Aug. 14, 2023
Chasing malefactors is how Melanie tries to outrun her past, but the job only bridges the distance, until she is forced to confront her own brokenness.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2023
“Sister Benedicta didn’t budge an inch. You should have seen the malefactors when she tore their warrant up.”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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