felon vs malfeasant

felon

noun
  • A person who has committed a felony. 

  • A wicked person. 

  • A bacterial infection at the end of a finger or toe. 

  • A person who has been tried and convicted of a felony. 

adj
  • wicked; cruel 

malfeasant

noun
  • Someone guilty of such conduct; a malefactor. 

adj
  • Of or relating to malfeasance or misconduct. 

How often have the words felon and malfeasant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )