# bad actor

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An individual or entity with a prior criminal conviction, or who has been sanctioned by the court or regulator.
2. A person with malicious intent.
3. An ill-intentioned, mean, badly behaved or ill-tempered person.
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bad, actor.

## Source
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