Hypertext Webster Gateway: "malefactor"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Malefactor \Mal`e*fac"tor\, 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.
2. One who does wrong by injuring another, although not a
criminal. [Obs.] --H. Brooke. Fuller.
Syn: Evil doer; criminal; culprit; felon; convict.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
malefactor
n : someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a
crime [syn: {criminal}, {felon}, {crook}, {outlaw}]
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