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Maleficence vs Malefaction - What's the difference?

maleficence | malefaction |

As nouns the difference between maleficence and malefaction

is that maleficence is harmfulness or mischief while malefaction is a crime.

maleficence

English

Noun

  • harmfulness or mischief
  • Antonyms

    * beneficence

    malefaction

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A crime