as in criminal
a person who has committed a crime
legislation that mandates lengthy prison sentences for chronic lawbreakers
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Recent Examples of lawbreaker
In similar manner, the true lawbreakers when innocent folks were brought to our shores between 1808 and 1865 were not the victims themselves.
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Walter E Block,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026
Martha Cornelison agreed the border with Mexico needed to be secured and that serious lawbreakers should be deported.
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Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
Bondi met in Washington with the lawbreaker and his fiancé a few days later.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
As politicians in both parties warned that lawbreakers in the crowd would pay, Webster suppressed a pang of fear.
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Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for lawbreaker
Walter E Block,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026
Martha Cornelison agreed the border with Mexico needed to be secured and that serious lawbreakers should be deported.
—
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
Bondi met in Washington with the lawbreaker and his fiancé a few days later.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
As politicians in both parties warned that lawbreakers in the crowd would pay, Webster suppressed a pang of fear.
—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for lawbreaker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawbreaker
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This makes your accounts much harder to break into, even if a criminal gets control of your phone number.
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And historically, denaturalization has been reserved for the most egregious offenders, such as human rights abusers and violent criminals.
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The offender is described as an African-American man between 40-45 years of age, weighing 180-200 pounds, and was last seen wearing a gray/black baseball cap, a light blue shirt, gray pants, and black gym shoes.
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To better understand what drives a young person to commit these crimes, CNN spent months searching for prior offenders willing to speak about their experience.
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“Lawbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawbreaker. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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