I.to do evil, harm, mischief to any one, to injure: “alicui,” Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 11: “neque tu verbis solves umquam, quod mi re male feceris,” Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 10: “tibi,” Vulg. 1 Reg. 26, 21.—With contra: “malefacere omnia contra aliquem,” Vulg. Jer. 38, 9.—Hence, mălĕfactum (or separately, mălĕ factum ; sync., malfactum , Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 185; v. Ritschl, Opusc. 2, p. 720 sq.), i, n., an evil deed, injury: benefacta male locata malefacta arbitror, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 2, 18, 62 (Trag. v. 429 Vahl.): “augere,” Cic. Inv. 2, 36, 108.
mălĕfăcĭo (or separately, mălĕ fă-cio ), fēci, factum, 3, v. n. male-facio,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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