One who commits a crime; one guilty of violating the laws, in such a manner as to subject him to public prosecution and punishment, particularly to capital punishment; a criminal.
Word of the Day: Catachrestical
1. An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment; a criminal.
2. One who does wrong by injuring another, although not a criminal.
Bad Man Roget’s Thesaurus §949
N. bad man, wrongdoer, worker of iniquity, evildoer, sinner, the wicked, bad example, villain, rascal, scoundrel, miscreant, budmash, caitiff|, wretch, reptile, viper, serpent, cockatrice, basilisk, urchin, tiger|, monster, devil, devil incarnate, demon in human shape, nana sahib, hellhound, hellcat, rakehell, bad woman, jade, jezebel, scamp, scapegrace, rip, runagate, ne'er-do-well, reprobate, scalawag, scallawag, rou, rake, sadist, skeesicks*, skeezix*, limb, one who has sold himself to the devil, fallen angel, ame damnee, vaurien, mauvais sujet, loose fish, sad dog, rounder*, lost sheep, black sheep, castaway, recreant, defaulter, prodigal, rough, rowdy, hooligan, tough, ugly customer, mean mother, ruffian, bully, meanie, jonathan wild, hangman, incendiary, arsonist, fire bug, thief, murderer, terrorist, culprit, delinquent, crook, hoodlum, hood, criminal, thug, malefactor, offender, perpetrator, perp, disorderly person, misdemeanant, outlaw, scofflaw, vandal, felon, convict, prisoner, inmate, jail bird, ticket of leave man, multiple offender, blackguard, polisson, loafer, sneak, rapscallion, rascallion, cullion, mean wretch, varlet, kern, ame-de- boue, drole, cur, dog, hound|, whelp|, mongrel|, lown|, loon, runnion, outcast, vagabond, rogue, ronian, scum of the earth, riffraff, arcades ambo
Int. sirrah, phr, acherontis pabulum, gibier de potence
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And there were also two others, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.
Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.
And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.
They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.
“If He were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed Him over to you.”