law·break·er (lô br  k r)n. One who breaks the law. |
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
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| Noun | 1. |  lawbreaker - someone who violates the law criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime |
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 law-breaker [ˈlɔːbreɪkər] 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 [ˈlɔːɪnˈfɔːrsmənt]
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 [ˈlɔːɪnˈfɔːrsmənt]
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