scofflaw
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noun
1.
a person who flouts the law, especially one who fails to pay fines owed.
2.
a person who flouts rules, conventions, or accepted practices.
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| informal (US) a person who habitually flouts or violates the law, esp one who fails to pay debts or answer summonses | |
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Scofflaw
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
scofflaw
1924, from scoff (q.v.) + law. The winning entry in a national contest during Prohibition to coin a word to characterize a person who drinks illegally, chosen from more than 25,000 entries; the 0 winning prize was split between two contestants
who sent in the word separately, Henry Irving Dale and Miss Kate L. Butler. Other similar attempts did not stick, cf. pitilacker (1926), winning entry in Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals contest to establish a scolding word for one who is cruel to animals (submitted by Mrs. M. McIlvaine Bready of Mickleton, N.J.).
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Example sentences
When you are a scofflaw, you have to expect a little inconvenience.
Members of the public are asked to alert police where a scofflaw or criminal can be found.
Keep in mind that vehicles with out-of-state plates can be on the scofflaw list and can be towed.
The law that supports this action is the scofflaw and it identifies a nuisance.
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