lawbreaker
noun
a person who breaks or violates the law.
lawbreaking
-
a word derived from
lawbreaker.
Example Sentences
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The First Amendment protects the right to advocate such lawbreaking, but a nonprofit that enjoys tax privileges can lose those privileges for supporting unlawful conduct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
Allowing the group to stay would reward its lawbreaking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
But Adams also argued that the protesters’ actions on Saturday negated the tiered approach, which is intended to ensure that police don’t use isolated incidents of lawbreaking to crack down on otherwise peaceful protests.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
“But nothing is happening where obvious lawbreaking is going on.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
In all this letter there is no distinction between the law-abiding and lawbreaking sections of the community.
From The Story of a Dark Plot or Tyranny on the Frontier by A.L.O. C.
