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bad actor

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Noun

  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.

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