Examples of lawbreaker in a Sentence
He admitted to being a lawbreaker.
legislation that mandates lengthy prison sentences for chronic lawbreakers
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Pinecrest police ends the Facebook post warning other neighbors in the area to stay vigilant, and for potential lawbreakers to stay far away.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Three determined lawbreakers plot one last spree.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
In similar manner, the true lawbreakers when innocent folks were brought to our shores between 1808 and 1865 were not the victims themselves.
—Walter E Block, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, municipal courts around the state are adjusting to a new normal after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in December that cities cannot punish lawbreakers beyond what state statute would allow for the same offenses.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Three determined lawbreakers plot one last spree.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
In similar manner, the true lawbreakers when innocent folks were brought to our shores between 1808 and 1865 were not the victims themselves.
—Walter E Block, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, municipal courts around the state are adjusting to a new normal after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in December that cities cannot punish lawbreakers beyond what state statute would allow for the same offenses.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
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“Lawbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawbreaker. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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