lawbreaker
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Definition of lawbreaker
: a person who violates the law
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criminal, crook, culprit, malefactor, miscreant, offender
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Many Republicans deride that plan as amnesty for lawbreakers, a potential attack line their next primary challenger could wield against them. — Alex Pappas, Fox News, "GOP compromise immigration bill defeated on House floor," 27 June 2018 Family separation is not the President’s fault for arresting and prosecuting lawbreakers. — Emily Cadei, sacbee, "'Don’t break the law,' McClintock says to families separated at the border," 20 June 2018 Family separation is not the president’s fault for arresting and prosecuting lawbreakers. — John Wildermuth, SFChronicle.com, "Trump’s shift: For California congressional Republicans, it’s still a crisis," 20 June 2018 Vegas is lawbreakers – though, to be fair, that’s just Bugsy. — Erik Brady, USA TODAY, "Which Stanley Cup Final city is more sinful, Las Vegas or Washington?," 6 June 2018 Conservatives are opposed to creating a new pathway to staying in the United States permanently, equating it with granting amnesty to lawbreakers. — Lisa Mascaro, BostonGlobe.com, "Congress facing immigration fight, tension on tariffs," 4 June 2018 Conservatives are opposed to creating a new pathway to staying in the U.S. permanently, equating it with granting amnesty to lawbreakers. — Lisa Mascaro, The Seattle Times, "Congress faces immigration showdown, tension on tariffs," 3 June 2018 On the criminal-justice side, law enforcement is in an arms race with lawbreakers. — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, "Why Do We Care So Much About Privacy?," 22 Sep. 2014 They are used by a police department in Memphis, Tenn., to monitor streets and gather evidence to prosecute lawbreakers. — Dan Strumpf, WSJ, "Bill Moves to Block U.S. From Buying Chinese Surveillance Equipment," 25 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lawbreaker.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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lawbreaker
noun
English Language Learners Definition of lawbreaker
: a person who does something that is not legal : a person who breaks the law
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Kids Definition of lawbreaker
: a person who breaks the law
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