Habitual criminal and Malefactor

Habitual criminal noun - Someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior).

Malefactor and habitual criminal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Malefactor" instead a noun phrase "Habitual criminal".

Malefactor noun - A person who commits moral wrongs.

Habitual criminal and malefactor are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Habitual criminal" with "Malefactor", this terms are similar.