scofflaw
Americannoun
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a person who flouts the law, especially one who fails to pay fines owed.
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a person who flouts rules, conventions, or accepted practices.
noun
Etymology
Origin of scofflaw
Example Sentences
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Employers pushing higher attendance can expect more scofflaws.
He’s a Samaritan scofflaw, soldiering on inside an almost entirely vacated neighborhood next door to the Getty Villa.
From Los Angeles Times
This means the scofflaw company can profitably expand while the complying company cannot, putting honest taxpayers at a competitive disadvantage.
From Los Angeles Times
With the novelty’s popularity came a rise in partyers, teenage scofflaws and protesters wreaking Silly destruction.
From Los Angeles Times
Residents in the adjacent Riverwood Ranch, a gated, 37-home enclave, are fed up and are calling for a city crackdown on scofflaw visitors.
From Los Angeles Times
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