All malefaction synonyms

noun malefaction

• sin — the 12th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
• crime — A crime is an illegal action or activity for which a person can be punished by law.
• case — A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something.
• lawlessness — contrary to or without regard for the law: lawless violence.
• violation — the act of violating.
• felony — an offense, as murder or burglary, of graver character than those called misdemeanors, especially those commonly punished in the U.S. by imprisonment for more than a year.
• misdemeanor — Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.
• infraction — breach; violation; infringement: an infraction of the rules.
• transgression — an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.
• misdeed — an immoral or wicked deed.
• breach — If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
• wrongdoing — behavior or action that is wrong, evil, or blameworthy.
• scandal — a disgraceful or discreditable action, circumstance, etc.
• misconduct — improper conduct; wrong behavior.
• atrocity — An atrocity is a very cruel, shocking action.
• corruption — Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of authority or power.
• culpability — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
• disgrace — the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
• regret — to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.): He no sooner spoke than he regretted it.
• indiscretion — lack of discretion; imprudence.
• liability — liabilities. moneys owed; debts or pecuniary obligations (opposed to assets). Accounting. liabilities as detailed on a balance sheet, especially in relation to assets and capital.
• shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
• remorse — deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction.
• stigma — a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation.
• responsibility — the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
• sin — the 12th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
• negligence — the quality, fact, or result of being negligent; neglect: negligence in discharging one's responsibilities.
• carelessness — not paying enough attention to what one does: a careless typist.
• mismanagement — The process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly.
• malfeasance — the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing (used especially of an act in violation of a public trust). Compare misfeasance (def 2), nonfeasance.
• abomination — If you say that something is an abomination, you think that it is completely unacceptable.
• trespass — Law. an unlawful act causing injury to the person, property, or rights of another, committed with force or violence, actual or implied. a wrongful entry upon the lands of another. the action to recover damages for such an injury.
• dereliction — If a building or a piece of land is in a state of dereliction, it is deserted or abandoned.
• racket — a light bat having a netting of catgut or nylon stretched in a more or less oval frame and used for striking the ball in tennis, the shuttlecock in badminton, etc.
• wickedness — the quality or state of being wicked.
• caper — Capers are the small green buds of caper plants. They are usually sold preserved in vinegar.
• depravity — Depravity is very dishonest or immoral behaviour.
• outrage — an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
• hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
• immorality — immoral quality, character, or conduct; wickedness; evilness.
• infringement — a breach or infraction, as of a law, right, or obligation; violation; transgression.
• sneak — to go in a stealthy or furtive manner; slink; skulk.
• break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
• wrong — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
• delinquency — Delinquency is criminal behaviour, especially that of young people.
• illegality — illegal condition or quality; unlawfulness.
• vice — any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
• iniquity — gross injustice or wickedness.
• fault — a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
• job — the central figure in an Old Testament parable of the righteous sufferer.