lawbreaker
pronunciation
How to pronounce lawbreaker in British English:
UK [ˈlɔ:breɪkə(r)]
How to pronounce lawbreaker in American English:
US [ˈlɔˌbrekɚ]
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- Noun:
- someone who violates the law
Word Origin
- lawbreaker (n.)
- also law-breaker, mid-15c., from law + agent noun from break (v.).
Example
- 1. Any lawbreaker will be punished .
- 2. Participants reacted to the meaning threat implicit in python by handing out a larger notional punishment to a lawbreaker .
- 3. Ef aims of the penal system are to deter the potential lawbreaker and to reform the convicted offender .
- 4. The chief aims of the penal system are to deter the potential lawbreaker and to reform the convicted offender .
- 5. It is notable that britain 's other tabloid newspapers , which love to kick a rival when it is down , have been disturbingly quiet about the allegations of phone hacking at the news of the world . It may turn out that the paper was merely the most enthusiastic , ruthless lawbreaker among several .