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10 Language-to-English DictionariesÜbeltäter
Pronunciation / Transliteration: oo-bel-teh-ter
"Der Übeltäter wurde gefasst."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who commits a crime or some other wrong.
"The police apprehended the malefactor after a lengthy investigation." - 2
A person who does evil or harm to others.
"In the story, the malefactor plotted against the innocent villagers."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'malefactor' originates from the Latin word 'malefactor', which means 'wrongdoer' or 'criminal'. It is derived from 'male' meaning 'bad' and 'facere' meaning 'to do'. The word has been used in English since the late 14th century, evolving to refer specifically to someone who commits a crime or wrongdoing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Malefactor" is said worldwide
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malfaiteur
Transliteration: mal-feh-teur
"Le malfaiteur a été arrêté par la police."
Übeltäter
Transliteration: oo-bel-teh-ter
"Der Übeltäter wurde gefasst."
malfattore
Transliteration: mal-fat-tore
"Il malfattore è stato catturato."
malhechor
Transliteration: mal-e-chor
"El malhechor fue arrestado por la policía."
malfeitor
Transliteration: mal-fei-tor
"O malfeitor foi capturado."
दुष्कर्मी
Transliteration: duṣkarmī
"दुष्कर्मी को गिरफ्तार किया गया।"
罪犯
Transliteration: zuìfàn
"罪犯被捕了。"
범죄자
Transliteration: beomjoeja
"범죄자가 체포되었습니다."
犯罪者
Transliteration: hanzai-sha
"犯罪者が逮捕されました。"
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