lawbreaking

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Definition of lawbreaking

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

unlawful; illegal.

“We have a place for lawbreaking citizens like you.”
“To make this penalty hang like a Sword of Damocles over every lawbreaking alien apprehended in this country”
“Although church leaders argue they're trying to help the most vulnerable in society, some, including parishioners, argue they're helping the most lawbreaking.”

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adj

unlawful; illegal.

“We have a place for lawbreaking citizens like you.”
“To make this penalty hang like a Sword of Damocles over every lawbreaking alien apprehended in this country”
“Although church leaders argue they're trying to help the most vulnerable in society, some, including parishioners, argue they're helping the most lawbreaking.”

noun

The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.

“His lawbreaking ended only when he was hanged for it.”

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From law + breaking.

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