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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The mayor of Boston wants everyone to know that her city is all about the fundamentally American value of protecting lawbreakers.
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Rich Lowry, National Review, 25 Mar. 2025
Republicans serving in Congress and the state Legislature, who always tout law and order, shamelessly sided with the lawbreakers.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
The corpus of crime-and-punishment imagery that emerged during this era tended to feature sensational events and high-profile lawbreakers rather than emphasizing the uniform anonymity that would increasingly characterize the new penal system and the majority of inmates.
—Sarah C. Schaefer, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors complained that the former district attorney kneecapped their ability to go after lawbreakers.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Jan. 2025
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Rich Lowry, National Review, 25 Mar. 2025
Republicans serving in Congress and the state Legislature, who always tout law and order, shamelessly sided with the lawbreakers.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
The corpus of crime-and-punishment imagery that emerged during this era tended to feature sensational events and high-profile lawbreakers rather than emphasizing the uniform anonymity that would increasingly characterize the new penal system and the majority of inmates.
—Sarah C. Schaefer, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors complained that the former district attorney kneecapped their ability to go after lawbreakers.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Lawbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawbreaker. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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