lawbreaker

[ law-brey-ker ]

/ ˈlɔˌbreɪ kər /

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noun

a person who breaks or violates the law.

Nearby words

law unto oneself, law-abiding, law-and-order, law-hand, lawbook, lawbreaker, lawes, lawfare, lawful, lawgiver, lawin

Origin of lawbreaker

before 1050; Middle English lawbreker; replacing Old English lahbreca. See law¹, breaker¹

SYNONYMS FOR lawbreaker

transgressor, criminal offender, perpetrator.

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Related forms

law·break·ing, noun, adjective

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Examples from the Web for 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.
Yes, We Scan: Why the NSA Collected Intelligence on Mexico and France|David Frum|October 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was not that she would have him be a lawbreaker; it was that she could not bear to see him deny his manhood.
The Light of Western Stars|Zane Grey
He was as daring a lawbreaker as ever built or wrecked a railroad.
The Vision Spendid|William MacLeod Raine
The lawbreaker who comes with an army at his back cannot be served with a sheriff's warrant, nor arrested by a constable.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. IV. October, 1863, No. IV.|Various

Since then Wade, besides insulting me, has proved himself a lawbreaker.
Hidden Gold|Wilder Anthony
Pima Pete had been a lawbreaker, and there was a reward out for him.
Motor Matt's Race|Stanley R. Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for lawbreaker

lawbreaker

/ (ˈlɔːˌbreɪkə) /

noun

a person who breaks the law

informal something that does not conform with legal standards or requirements

Derived Forms

lawbreaking, noun, adjective

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