lawbreaker
Americannoun
noun
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a person who breaks the law
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informal something that does not conform with legal standards or requirements
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of lawbreaker
before 1050; Middle English lawbreker; replacing Old English lahbreca. See law 1, breaker 1
Example Sentences
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Rebecca Grossman’s defense team seizes on Erickson’s alleged license-plate misuse in painting him as a lawbreaker whose SUV first hit two boys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
"However, once I return to Korea, I am a lawbreaker."
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2022
“A judge that adjudicates a case does not become a federal lawbreaker unless and until he enters an actual ruling that violates someone’s federally protected rights.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 30, 2021
For Hines, it was deeply embarrassing and frustrating to be called a lawbreaker after 15 years in the diesel industry without incident.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2020
It was a perpetual warning to the lawbreaker.
From The Ear in the Wall by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
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