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n. One that has committed a crime; a criminal.

n. An evildoer.

n. A criminal or felon.

n. An evildoer.

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

n. One who does wrong by injuring another, although not a criminal. Opposite of benefactor.

n. One who does evil or injury to another: opposed to benefactor.

n. A heinous evil-doer; a law-breaker; a criminal or felon.

n. Synonyms Evil-doer, culprit, felon, convict.

n. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

"That she shall be exposed to shame: Thy lewdness and thy whoredoms shall be discovered (v. 29), as, when a malefactor is punished, all his crimes are ripped up, and repeated to his disgrace; what was secret then comes to light, and what was done long since is then called to mind."

principal   

firebug    pusher    snatcher    incendiary    toughie    coconspirator    contrabandist    moonshiner    Mafioso    law offender   

convict    criminal    felon    culprit    evil doer    villain   

felon    culprit    conspirator    outlaw    disturber    offender    murderer    traitor    sinner    heretic