lawbreaker
noun
a person who breaks or violates the law.
lawbreaking
-
a word derived from
lawbreaker.
Example Sentences
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Similarly, Newport Beach had warned partygoers to avoid lawbreaking before the takeover.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Compared with tax-law cases, criminal prosecutions of nonprofits or their donors would rightly face a much higher bar, because it must be proved that they intended to facilitate lawbreaking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
Allowing the group to stay would reward its lawbreaking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
Starbucks has appealed that ruling and generally denies allegations and findings of lawbreaking.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
The greatest state in the West, an empire in area and resources, had arisen and repudiated the old libel or barbarism, lawbreaking, and bloodshed.
From Roads of Destiny by O. Henry
