malefactor vs fugitive

fugitive vs malefactor

malefactor and fugitive both are nouns.

malefactor is not an adjective while fugitive is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
malefactor	Yes	No	No	No
fugitive	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, fugitive is a hyponym of malefactor; that is, fugitive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than malefactor:

malefactor: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
fugitive: someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice

Other hyponyms of malefactor include accessary, accessory, arsonist, firebug, incendiary, blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist, bootlegger, moonshiner, briber, suborner, coconspirator, conspirator, machinator, plotter, desperado, desperate criminal, fugitive from justice, gangster, mobster, highbinder, highjacker, hijacker, goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie, gaolbird, jail bird, jailbird, abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher, mafioso, gangster's moll, gun moll, moll, liquidator, manslayer, murderer, parolee, probationer, drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, peddler, pusher, racketeer, raper, rapist, habitual criminal, recidivist, repeater, scofflaw, contrabandist, moon-curser, moon curser, runner, smuggler, stealer, thief, traitor, treasonist, law offender, lawbreaker, violator.

malefactor (noun)	fugitive (noun)
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime	someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
	someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

malefactor (adjective)	fugitive (adjective)
	lasting for a markedly brief time

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