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lawbreaker

American  
[law-brey-ker] / ˈlɔˌbreɪ kər /

noun

  1. a person who breaks or violates the law.

    Synonyms:
    perpetrator, criminal, transgressor
lawbreaker British  
/ ˈlɔːˌbreɪkə /

noun

  1. a person who breaks the law

  2. informal something that does not conform with legal standards or requirements

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Origin of lawbreaker

before 1050; Middle English lawbreker; replacing Old English lahbreca. See law 1, breaker 1

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