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lawbreaker

[law-brey-ker]

noun

a person who breaks or violates the law.

Origin:
before 1050; Middle English lawbreker; replacing Old English lahbreca. See law¹, breaker¹

Related forms

law·break·ing, noun, adjective

Synonyms
transgressor, criminal offender, perpetrator.

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lawbreaker (ˈlɔːˌbreɪkə)

—n
1.	a person who breaks the law
2.	informal something that does not conform with legal standards or requirements

'lawbreaking

—n, —*adj*

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