n. [ L., fr. malefacere to do evil; male ill, evil + facere to do. See Malice, and Fact. ] 1. An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment; a criminal. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. One who does wrong by injuring another, although not a criminal. Opposite of benefactor. H. Brooke. Fuller. “Malefactors of great wealth.” [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
[感化, gǎn huà, ㄍㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ]corrective influence; to reform (a criminal); redemption (of a sinner); to influence (a malefactor to a better life); to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example#31010[Add to Longdo]
[为非作歹 / 為非作歹, wéi fēi zuò dǎi, ㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄟ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄞˇ]to break the law and commit crimes (成语 saw); malefactor; evil-doer; to perpetrate outrages#47262[Add to Longdo]