Definition of Malfeasant

1. Noun. One guilty of malfeasance.

Generic synonyms: Offender, Wrongdoer

Definition of Malfeasant

1. Adjective. of, or relating to malfeasance or misconduct ¹

2. Noun. someone guilty of such conduct; a malefactor ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Malfeasant

malevolences
malevolency
malevolent
malevolent program
malevolently
malevolous
malexecution
maleyl
maleylacetate reductase
maleylacetoacetate
maleylacetoacetic acid
maleylpyruvate isomerase
malfatti
malfeasance
malfeasances
malfeasant (current term)
malfeasants
malfeasor
malfeasors
malfed
malformation
malformations
malformed
malformedness
malformities
malformity
malfortune
malfunction
malfunction routine
malfunction routines

Literary usage of Malfeasant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, Historical and by Roger Foster (1896)
"That of North Dakota, "for habitual drunkenness, trim--*. corrupt conduct, or malfeasant' or misdemeanor in office" (Art. XIV. Sec. 196). ..."

2. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1885)
"Charges of malfeasant*.—After the investigation into the affairs of the city and county <.•( New York by a committee of the ..."

3. The Negro Races: A Sociological Study by Jerome Dowd (1914)
"Having no rain to make, the magic-man can devote all of his time to making charms, and to conjuring the malfeasant spirits. The peopling of the universe ..."

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