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Malefactor

A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A Dictionary of Law

He who is guilty, or has been convicted, of some crime or offense, Maleficia non debent remanere impunita; et impunitas continuum aflectum tribuit delinquenti.

4 Coke, 45.

Evil deeds ought not to remain unpunished; and impunity affords continual incitement to the delinquent. Maleficia propositis distinguuntur. Jenk. Cent. 290, Evil deeds are distinguished from evil purposes, or by their purposes.