misfeasor

noun

Definition of misfeasornext
as in offender

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  1. villain
  2. criminal
  3. reprobate
  4. felon
  5. lawbreaker
Noun
  • Irrational self-belief is one of the reasons villains deeply resonate across culture, says Kevin Wynter, a professor of media studies at Pomona College.
    Jason Parham, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Here the villain isn't a person but an incredibly advanced AI with the power to destabilize the world.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of villain
Noun
  • Murder on Music Row, an investigative podcast from The Tennessean, focuses on the 1989 murder of country music chart director Kevin Hughes, who tried to operate with integrity in a business full of sharks and criminals.
    Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • A lot of criminals when confronted with the potential of being bitten by a police canine immediately surrender.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of criminal
Noun
  • Imagine Millennial filmmakers asserting a new neorealism to examine the intimate, fraternal, and familial relations of those infamous Martin, Brown, and Floyd reprobates.
    Armond White, National Review, 19 June 2024
  • All these years later, all of us remain just as torn about these enormously charismatic reprobates.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
Definition of reprobate
Noun
  • Here's a look at what comes next: Will Trump take office as a felon?
    Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Of course, the president has absolute authority to pardon any federal felon, but with the exception of an outlier like Donald Trump, most presidents trust the process.
    Bill Hamilton, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of felon
Noun
  • Hochman said his office would specifically go after lawbreakers linked to gangs.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Dec. 2024
  • But this harlequin moll can’t match Joker’s lunacy as either lawbreaker or musician.
    Armond White, National Review, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of lawbreaker
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