malfaiteur

Definitions of malfaiteur
  1. noun
    someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
    synonyms: contrevenant, contrevenante, criminel
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    complice
    someone who helps another person commit a crime
    incendiaire
    a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
    maître chanteur
    a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
    conjuré, conspirateur
    a member of a conspiracy
    fugitif, fuyard
    someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
    gangster
    a criminal who is a member of gang
    kidnappeur, ravisseur
    someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
    assassin, meurtrier
    a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
    dealer
    an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
    violeur
    someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse
    récidiviste
    someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
    contrebandier
    someone who imports or exports without paying duties
    voleur
    a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
    traître
    someone who betrays his country by committing treason
    violateur des lois
    someone who violates the law
    complice
    one who helps or encourages or incites another
    assassin
    a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
    bandit, voleur
    an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
    voleur à l'étalage
    a thief who steals goods that are in a store
    cambrioleur
    a thief who enters a building with intent to steal
    boucher
    a brutal indiscriminate murderer
    collaborateur, collaborationniste
    someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
    collaborateur
    someone who assists in a plot
    assassin
    someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat
    échappé, échappée
    someone who escapes
    attaquant à main armée
    an armed thief
    assassin
    a woman murderer
    pickpocket
    a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
    corsaire, pirate, plagiaire, écumeur, écumeur de mer
    someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
    pillard, pilleur
    someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
    bandit, voleur
    a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
    chapardeur
    a thief who steals without using violence
  2. noun
    someone who transgresses; someone who violates a law or command
    synonyms: contrevenant, contrevenante
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    contrevenant
    a person who transgresses moral or civil law
  3. noun
    a person who transgresses moral or civil law
    synonyms: contrevenant
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    agresseur, attaquant
    someone who attacks
    escroc, trompeur, trompeuse
    someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
    délinquant
    a young offender
    déserteur, transfuge
    a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)
    contrevenant, contrevenante
    someone who transgresses; someone who violates a law or command
    auteur, coupable
    someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
    scélérat
    a person without moral scruples
    pécheur
    a person who sins (without repenting)
    brute, sauvage
    a cruelly rapacious person
    bluffeur
    a person who tries to bluff other people
    bagarreur, batailleur, brute, truand, voyou
    a cruel and brutal fellow
    escroc
    a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
    contrevenant, contrevenante, criminel
    someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
    coquin, rusé
    a shifty deceptive person
    traître
    a person who says one thing and does another
    falsificateur, faussaire, faux-monnayeur
    someone who makes copies illegally
    homme de paille
    a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
    cagot, hypocrite, imposteur
    a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
    imitateur
    someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another
    imposteur, trompeur
    a person who makes deceitful pretenses
    menteur
    a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
    charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
    pervers
    a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
    violeur
    someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse
    renégat
    someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
    bailleur de fonds, financier, usurier
    someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
    misérable
    performs some wicked deed
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    personne mauvaise
    a person who does harm to others
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