lawbreaker
noun/ˈlɔːbɹeɪkə/UK/ˈlɔ.bɹeɪkɚ/US/ˈlɑ.bɹeɪkɚ/
Etymology
From Middle English lawbreker, lawe brekare; equivalent to law + breaker.
- inherited from lawbreker
Definitions
One who breaks (violates) the law, a criminal.
- I'm just a poor old man. I have no time for law-breakers. My legs are grey. My ears are gnarled. My eyes are old and bent.
- People often assume that speedboarders are disrespectful lawbreakers.
- Mr. Grimm pleaded guilty to a single count of tax fraud and was convicted in July 2015; he went on to serve eight months in prison. Lawmaker, law enforcer and lawbreaker — that’s a heck of a résumé, and alliterative, too!
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA