malefactive
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English[edit]
Adjective[edit]
malefactive (not comparable)
- (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[edit]
malefactive (plural malefactives)
- (linguistics) A term or sentence element that serves a malefactive role or that is inflected for the malefactive case.