malefactor
ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
Use adj., P. and V. κακοῦργος, V. λεωργός (also Xen.).
Latin > English
malefactor malefactoris N M :: malefactor; wrongdoer, evildoer
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mălĕfactor: ōris, m. id.,
I an evildoer, malefactor (Plautin. and post-class.): malefactorem amitti satiu'st quam relinqui beneficum, i. e. it is better to let a malefactor go unpunished than to be ungrateful towards a benefactor, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 11: ad vindictam malefactorum, Vulg. 1 Pet. 2, 14.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mălĕfactŏr,¹⁶ ōris, m., homme malfaisant, malfaiteur : Pl. Bacch. 395 ; Vulg. Joann. 18, 30.
Latin > German (Georges)
malefactor, ōris, m. (malefacio), der Übeltäter, Plaut. Bacch. 395. Vulg. 1. Petr. 2, 12 u. 14.
