Definition of lawbreaker
:a person who violates the law
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Examples of lawbreaker in a Sentence
He admitted to being a lawbreaker.
legislation that mandates lengthy prison sentences for chronic lawbreakers
Recent Examples of lawbreaker from the Web
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Sessions argues that increased civil forfeiture powers gives law enforcement officials an effective tool to go after lawbreakers.
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Abbott has called some protests to SB4 fearmongering and says only lawbreakers have anything to worry about.
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Abbott has said only lawbreakers have anything to worry about.
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Abbott has said only lawbreakers have anything to worry about.
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Lawbreakers must go back: This is for people who feel bad for illegal immigrants who have to go back.
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Saifuddin Hassan, of New Haven, said opponents of Islam are mistaking the Islamic penal code, which specifies harsh punishments for lawbreakers, as the voice of the religion.
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His actions have turned him into a polarizing figure, admired by some as a righteous defender of Constitutional and Christian principles and condemned by others as a dogmatic lawbreaker who doesn't recognize federal authority.
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Also there’s a low-gravity area, which means Overwatch is basically Lawbreakers at this point.
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First Known Use of lawbreaker
15th century
lawbreaker Synonyms
Synonyms
crook, culprit, felon, criminal, malefactor, miscreant, offenderRelated Words
misdemeanant; accomplice, principal; desperado, outlaw; convict, jailbird; perp, perpetrator; evildoer, gallows bird, misdoer, misfeasor, sinner, transgressor, trespasser, villain, wrongdoer; blackhander, button man, gangster, hoodlum, hooligan, mobster, racketeer, thug; enforcer, gun, gunman, gunsel [slang], hit man, triggerman; backslider, recidivist, relapser, repeater; accused, arrestee, defendant, detainee, fish, suspectNear Antonyms
gangbuster, lawmanLAWBREAKER Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of lawbreaker for English Language Learners
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: a person who does something that is not legal : a person who breaks the law
LAWBREAKER Defined for Kids
lawbreaker
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Definition of lawbreaker for Students
:a person who breaks the law
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