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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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
But while Grossman’s defense team seized on the plating issue to paint Erickson as a lawbreaker, the lead prosecutor dismissed the revelation as a years-old red herring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
Mr. Ransom had been a “knucklehead” as a young man, he said, but never a lawbreaker, and he got serious as he got older.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2022
"However, once I return to Korea, I am a lawbreaker."
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2022
It seemed a vivid illustration of the power of the law over the lawbreaker.
From The Rangeland Avenger by Max Brand
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