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
- lawbreaking noun
Etymology
Origin of lawbreaker
before 1050; Middle English lawbreker; replacing Old English lahbreca. See law 1, breaker 1
Example Sentences
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On Friday, Omar posted a message on social media saying that her daughter was not a lawbreaker, but a leader.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2024
"However, once I return to Korea, I am a lawbreaker."
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2022
The prosecutors reached far back into Mr. Manafort’s career in their efforts to portray him as a calculating lawbreaker.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2019
This refers to the familiar idea that those who enforce the law cannot pursue every lawbreaker.
From Los Angeles Times
The darkest pictures which the reporters could paint of Charles were quoted freely, so that the public might find upon what grounds the press declared him to be a lawbreaker.
From Mob Rule in New Orleans Robert Charles and His Fight to Death, the Story of His Life, Burning Human Beings Alive, Other Lynching Statistics by Wells-Barnett, Ida B.
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