malefactive

English

Adjective

malefactive (not comparable)

1. (linguistics) Of or pertaining to the linguistic form or case or the semantic role of the person who is harmed or who loses out by an action.

Noun

malefactive (plural malefactives)

1. (linguistics) A term or sentence element that serves a malefactive role or that is inflected for the malefactive case.

See also

• benefactive

Related terms

• malefactor