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MALEFACTORS Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word malefactors. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word malefactors. (close relations)
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criminals
nounn
noun

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

adjective satellite

• bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

• guilty of crime or serious offense

• involving or being or having the nature of a crime

culprits
nounn
noun

• someone who perpetrates wrongdoing

delinquents
nounn
noun

• a young offender

adjective satellite

• guilty of a misdeed

• failing in what duty requires

• past due; not paid at the scheduled time

evildoers
nounn
noun

• a person who sins (without repenting)

felons
nounn
noun

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

• a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail

lawbreakers
nounn
noun

• someone who violates the law

miscreants
nounn
noun

• a person without moral scruples

offenders
nounn
noun

• a person who transgresses moral or civil law

outlaws
verb, nounv, n
noun

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

adjective satellite

• contrary to or forbidden by law

• disobedient to or defiant of law

verb

• declare illegal; outlaw

ruffians
nounn
noun

• a cruel and brutal fellow

scoundrels
nounn
noun

• a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

trespassers
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission

villains
nounn
noun

• a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

• the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction

wrongdoers
nounn
noun

• a person who transgresses moral or civil law

criminal
nounn
noun

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

adjective satellite

• bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

• guilty of crime or serious offense

• involving or being or having the nature of a crime

crook
nounn
noun

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

• a circular segment of a curve

• a long staff with one end being hook shaped

verb

• bend or cause to bend

felon
nounn
noun

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

• a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail

outlaw
verb, nounv, n
noun

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

adjective satellite

• contrary to or forbidden by law

• disobedient to or defiant of law

verb

• declare illegal; outlaw

Best Hypernyms For MALEFACTORS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for malefactors, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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principal criminals culprits delinquents lawbreakers offenders wrongdoers

Alternatives for CRIMINALS

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