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Lawbreaker

//ˈlɔ.bɹeɪkɚ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who breaks (violates) the law, a criminal.

    "I'm just a poor old man. I have no time for law-breakers. My legs are grey. My ears are gnarled. My eyes are old and bent."

  2. 2
    someone who violates the law wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English lawbreker, lawe brekare; equivalent to law + breaker.

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