lawbreaker
[law-brey-ker]
noun
a person who breaks or violates the law.
Origin of lawbreaker
Synonyms for lawbreaker
transgressor, criminal offender, perpetrator.
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Related Words for lawbreaker
delinquent, culprit, offender, gangster, mobster, hooligan, fugitive, crook, racketeer, felon, hoodlum, scofflaw, malefactor, outlaw, convict, hood, con, jailbirdExamples from the Web for lawbreaker
Contemporary Examples of lawbreaker
Snowden is the lawbreaker here, and his law-breaking is now being used to do damage to the United States as an end in itself.
Historical Examples of lawbreaker
Since then Wade, besides insulting me, has proved himself a lawbreaker.
Hidden GoldWilder Anthony
Pima Pete had been a lawbreaker, and there was a reward out for him.
Motor Matt's RaceStanley R. Matthews
If we ask what his character is, the answer must be, "He is a lawbreaker."
The Expositor's Bible:Alfred Plummer
One does not have to break all the laws to become a lawbreaker.
Studies in the Epistle of JamesA. T. Robertson
Thou thinkest me a thief, a lawbreaker, because I took that fellow's knife?'
Oriental EncountersMarmaduke Pickthall
lawbreaker
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