malefactor

名词 malefactor:

1. someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime
   同义词：criminal, felon, crook, outlaw

1. Malefactors will be pursued and punished.
   作恶的人要予以究治。

mal.e.fac.tor

n.（名词）
One that has committed a crime; a criminal.
罪犯：犯了某种罪行的人；犯人
An evildoer.
坏人：做坏事行恶之人

来源：
Middle English malefactour
中古英语 malefactour
from Latin malefactor
源自 拉丁语 malefactor
from malefacere [to do wrong]
源自 malefacere [做坏事]
male [ill] * see mel- 3
male [坏的] *参见 mel- 3
facere [to do] * see dhô-
facere [做] *参见 dhô-

【引伸】
mal.efac.tion