as in criminal
a person who has committed a crime
legislation that mandates lengthy prison sentences for chronic lawbreakers
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Recent Examples of lawbreaker
On the series, Chapman hunted down lawbreakers who skipped bail.
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Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
For a sheriff who frequently talks about demanding accountability, Tony’s threat to turn his back on a city of 87,000 residents is exactly the kind of talk lawbreakers want to hear.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2025
What have prosecutors said about Diddy? Prosecutor Christy Slavik started to sum up the government’s case against Diddy just after 10 a.m., describing him as a ruthless lawbreaker who used an iron fist — and a network of eager underlings — to meet his every demand.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 26 June 2025
But a law so significant that the U.S. Supreme Court settled its legality has essentially gathered dust, not lawbreakers.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 19 Jan. 2025
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Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
For a sheriff who frequently talks about demanding accountability, Tony’s threat to turn his back on a city of 87,000 residents is exactly the kind of talk lawbreakers want to hear.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2025
What have prosecutors said about Diddy? Prosecutor Christy Slavik started to sum up the government’s case against Diddy just after 10 a.m., describing him as a ruthless lawbreaker who used an iron fist — and a network of eager underlings — to meet his every demand.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 26 June 2025
But a law so significant that the U.S. Supreme Court settled its legality has essentially gathered dust, not lawbreakers.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawbreaker
Noun
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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican running in the 2026 race for governor, said the ban showed Newsom and Democratic lawmakers care more about the safety of criminals than officers.—
Gerardo Zavala,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
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Now, Morgan faces her own enemies, including one criminal who starts to target her three children, crossing even her unconventional boundaries.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Just this morning, DHS took violent offenders off the streets with arrests for assault, DUI, and felony stalking.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Instead of a sense of outrage leading to a search for a better solution for repeat violent offenders, her death generated calls for collective retribution and vigilante justice.—
Zeynep Tufekci,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Lawbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawbreaker. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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