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mactator
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A quick definition of mactator:
Term: mactator
Definition: Mactator is a word that comes from Law Latin and means "slaughterer". However, in history, it was used to refer to someone who committed the terrible crime of murder.
A more thorough explanation:
A mactator is a person who has committed murder. The word comes from the Latin word "mactare" which means "to slaughter".
John was convicted of being a mactator after he killed his neighbor in a fit of rage.
The police are searching for the mactator who killed the victim in the park last night.
The examples illustrate the definition of mactator as a murderer. In the first example, John is referred to as a mactator because he committed murder. In the second example, the police are searching for the person who committed murder, and they refer to that person as a mactator.