Malefaction and Righteousness

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Malefaction noun - A breaking of a moral or legal code.

Usage example: the town treasurer has been linked to the kickback scheme and other financial malefactions

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Righteousness is an antonym for malefaction.

Righteousness noun - Conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong.

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Malefaction is an antonym for righteousness.

Nearby Word: righteous

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Righteousness and Malefaction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/malefaction/righteousness

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