lawbreaker

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
21
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈlɔːbɹeɪkə/ (UK)
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/ˈlɔːbɹeɪkə/ (UK) · /ˈlɔ.bɹeɪkɚ/ (US) · /ˈlɑ.bɹeɪkɚ/

Definition of lawbreaker

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. One who breaks (violates) the law, a criminal.
    “I'm just a poor old man. I have no time for law-breakers. My legs are grey. My ears are gnarled. My eyes are old and bent.”
    “People often assume that speedboarders are disrespectful lawbreakers.”
    “Mr. Grimm pleaded guilty to a single count of tax fraud and was convicted in July 2015; he went on to serve eight months in prison. Lawmaker, law enforcer and lawbreaker — that’s a heck of a résumé, and alliterative, too!”

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Etymology

From Middle English lawbreker, lawe brekare; equivalent to law + breaker.

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