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 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 Wyatt, however, became a master at convincing a lawbreaker to surrender his weapon. —

Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025 The law needs to improve to protect law-abiding drivers from lawbreakers. —

U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lawbreaker

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Noun

These laws make anyone who’s even a little gender nonconforming an object of suspicion, a potential criminal.

— Darren Rosenblum, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
Many people copy cryptocurrency wallet addresses before sending digital currency, and those addresses can be valuable to criminals.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026