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
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Advocates in favor of restoring rights to felons pointed to some other felonies that don’t exactly conjure up the image of threatening lawbreakers.
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15th Century
First Known Use of lawbreaker
15th century
LAWBREAKER Defined 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
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: a person who breaks the law
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