lawbreaker

noun

law·​break·​er ˈlȯ-ˌbrā-kər How to pronounce lawbreaker (audio)
: a person who violates the law
lawbreaking adjective or noun

Examples of lawbreaker in a Sentence

He admitted to being a lawbreaker. legislation that mandates lengthy prison sentences for chronic lawbreakers
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Hochman said his office would specifically go after lawbreakers linked to gangs. Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Dec. 2024 But this harlequin moll can’t match Joker’s lunacy as either lawbreaker or musician. Armond White, National Review, 29 Nov. 2024 The county jail has become a catchall for both lawbreakers and mentally ill people, due to a lack of appropriate facilities or programs to treat mental illness, according to Krish Gundu, co-founder and executive director of Texas Jail Project, a jail reform advocacy group. Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 8 July 2024 Shrinking the market would require reducing the hard-drug use of about three million people in the United States who are both heavy users of expensive illicit drugs and also active lawbreakers. Mark A. R. Kleiman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2011 See all Example Sentences for lawbreaker 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lawbreaker was in the 15th century

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“Lawbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawbreaker. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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lawbreaker

noun
law·​break·​er ˈlȯ-ˌbrā-kər How to pronounce lawbreaker (audio)
: a person who breaks the law
lawbreaking adjective or noun

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