lawbreaker (redirected from Lawbreaking)

law·break·er  (lôbrkr)

n.

One who breaks the law.

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lawbreaker [ˈlɔːˌbreɪkə]

n

1. (Law) a person who breaks the law

2. Informal something that does not conform with legal standards or requirements

lawbreaking  n & adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lawbreaker - someone who violates the law         law offender, violator criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

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lawbreaker

noun criminal, convict, offender, violater, crook (informal), villain, culprit, sinner, delinquent, felon (formerly Criminal law), trespasser, wrongdoer, miscreant, transgressor, skelm (S. African) The money should be spent on training first-time lawbreakers to earn an honest living.

Translations

lawbreaker [ˈlɔːˌbreɪkəʳ] N → infractor(a) m/f or transgresor(a) m/f de la ley

lawbreaker law-breaker [ˈlɔːbreɪkə^r] n → personne f qui transgresse la loi
law-breaking law breaking [ˈlɔːbreɪkɪŋ] n → contravention f à la loi
law court n (= place) → cour f de justice
to resort to the law courts → en appeler à la justice
She would never resort to the law courts to resolve her marital problems → Elle n'en appellerait jamais à la justice pour résoudre ses problèmes conjugaux.
to end up in the law courts → se retrouver devant la justice
law enforcement law-enforcement [ˈlɔːɪnˈfɔː^rsmənt]

modif [agency, official, officer] → chargé(e) de faire appliquer la loi

lawbreaker [ˈlɔːˌbreɪkəʳ] n → persona che viola la legge