malefaction
Criminal act committed
Malefaction is an evildoing or criminal act.
The word is formal and somewhat archaic, appearing more often in literary or legal contexts than everyday speech: The court documented his many malefactions.
A malefactor is one who commits such acts.
Serious criminal offense
- offenseViolation or umbrage
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- crimePunishable illegal act
- wrongdoingUnethical or illegal action
misdeed · lawbreaking · violation · perpetration · delinquency · infraction · misdemeanor · culpability
Violation of divine law
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- evilProfound moral wickedness
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
- immoralityQuality of being wicked
depravity · vice · corruption · wrongfulness · turpitude · transgression · trespass · unrighteousness
Physical or psychological harm
cruelty · maltreatment · victimization · suffering · trauma · affliction · grievance · injustice
felony
Serious criminal offense
- offenseViolation or umbrage
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- crimePunishable illegal act
wrongdoing · misdeed · lawbreaking · violation · perpetration · delinquency · infraction · misdemeanor · culpability · guilt
sin
Violation of divine law
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- evilProfound moral wickedness
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
immorality · depravity · vice · corruption · wrongfulness · turpitude · transgression · trespass · unrighteousness · malice
injury
Physical or psychological harm
abuse · cruelty · maltreatment · victimization · suffering · trauma · affliction · grievance · injustice · oppression
malefactionbenefaction
Charitable gift or deed
good deed · virtue · benevolence · kindness · righteousness
malefactioninnocence
Freedom from wrongdoing
blamelessness · guiltlessness · noncrime · faultlessness · irreproachability
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