Bible Dictionaries
Malefactor

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) One who does wrong by injuring another, although not a criminal.

(2):

(n.) An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment; a criminal.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Malefactor'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/malefactor.html. 1828.