Meaning & use
malfeasant
Guilty of wrongdoing or misconduct, especially in an official position of trust.
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The report named several malfeasant officials who had accepted bribes.
Shareholders demanded the immediate removal of the malfeasant board members.
A note on using this word
Malfeasant is rare and formal, mostly in legal or journalistic writing about official misconduct.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A person who commits wrongdoing, especially while holding public office or a position of trust.
The commission was formed to investigate malfeasants within the department.
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