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
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“I’ve been cast as both a scofflaw and a hero. I am neither. I am a public servant who was just trying to do my job,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
During the Biden era, the agency received a multibillion-dollar budget boost to increase enforcement of tax payments by corporations and scofflaw taxpayers.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
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 ● Jul. 15, 2024
I think not being run over by a scofflaw on an e-scooter should qualify as minding my own business.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2023
In all truth, these talented, hardworking, law-abiding, mature, adult people are far more disturbing to the peace and order of the current status quo than any scofflaw group of romantic teenage punk kids.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling
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