The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CRIME which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Sun in 2008.
Malefaction crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
CRIME | 50 % | 5 |
SIN | 25 % | 3 |
EVILDOING | 25 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Malefaction
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- offense
- malice
- crime
- mayhem
- malice in fact
- fact
- malice aforethought
- violence
- sex attack
- criminal offense
- criminal offence
- outrage
Crossword Answer definitions
CRIME noun- A specific act committed in violation of the law.
- Any great sin or wickedness; iniquity.
- That which occasions crime.
- Criminal acts collectively.
- The habit or practice of committing crimes.
- To subject to disciplinary punishment.
- To commit crime(s).
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result CRIME
- "____ and Punishment"
- It's victimless, on occasion
- Violation of the law
- Inside job, for one
- It's illegal
- Newsmagazine staple
- What doesn't pay
- Battery, e.g.
- Non-payer?
- Felony
More clues leading to the result SIN
- Do wrong
- Kind of tax
- Lust, for one
- Break a Commandment
- Deplorable act
- Moral transgression
- Offense
- Transgression
- Fall afoul of the good book (and the end of a split order of plum sauce)
- Means to excommunication