malefaction

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mal′ə fak′shən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mal•e•fac•tion  (mal′ə fak′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an evil deed;
    crime;
    wrongdoing.
  • 1375–1425 for an earlier sense; 1595–1605 for current sense; Middle English malefaccioun impotence; see malefact(or), -ion

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