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bad actor

Individual or entity with the prior criminal conviction, or who has been sanctioned by the court or regulator.
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Submitted on July 10, 2018

Additional definitions for 'bad actor':

bad actorIll-intentioned, mean, ill-tempered person.
bad actorUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see bad,‎ actor.
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