LAWBREAKER Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

lawbreaker

noun

ˈlȯ-ˌbrā-kər

Definition of lawbreaker next

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 Meanwhile, municipal courts around the state are adjusting to a new normal after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in December that cities cannot punish lawbreakers beyond what state statute would allow for the same offenses. —

Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 15 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

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Many of the toughest criminals taken into ICE custody were already in prison, but many others who were arrested have no criminal history.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
In the furthest part of space lies Dante 01, a detention facility that houses criminals who have committed the most shocking crimes imaginable.

— Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026