lawbreaker

lawbreaker
n
1. criminal, felon, misdemeanant; convict, Sl. jailbird, parolee, ex-convict, Inf. ex-con, recidivist, repeat offender, Inf. chronic crook; transgressor, trespasser, offender, culprit, miscreant; malefactor, evildoer, wrongdoer, sinner; malfeasant, misfeasor; perjurer; Inf. scofflaw.
2. gangster, mobster, racketeer, mafioso, desperado, terrorist; thug, tough, Inf. toughie, mugger, ruffian, Inf. plugugly, rowdy, hoodlum, Sl. hood, Inf. goon, hooligan, Inf. roughneck, Inf. baddy, Sl. bad actor, Sl. gunsel, Sl. mug, Australian Sl. larrikin, Brit. Hist.Mohock, (in Paris) apache.
3. assassin, murderer, killer, slayer, sniper; strangler, cutthroat, garroter; liquidator, Euph. silencer, Euph. dispatcher; gunman, All U.S. Sl. gun, hired gun, hit man, trigger-man, hatchet man, torpedo.
4. bandit, hold-up man, Sl. stick-up man, armed robber; robber, burglar, thief, stealer, Inf. crook, Law. larcener or larcenist; shoplifter, pickpocket, purse-snatcher, cutpurse; embezzler, peculator, Law. defalcator.
5. extortionist, blackmailer; smuggler, runner; forger, counterfeiter; kidnapper, abductor; arsonist, incendiary; rioter, bomb-planter.

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  • lawbreaker — law break er, law breaker law break er, n. One who disobeys the law; someone who violates the law; a criminal. Syn: violator, lawbreaker, law breaker, perpetrator. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] {Law break ing}, n. & a. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lawbreaker — I noun arsonist, convict, convicted felon, criminal, crook, defrauder, delinquent, embezzler, felon, fugitive, guilty person, hoodlum, legis violator, malefactor, malfeasor, miscreant, misdemeanant, misfeasor, murderer, offender, outlaw,… …   Law dictionary

  • lawbreaker — also law breaker, mid 15c., from LAW (Cf. law) + agent noun from BREAK (Cf. break) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • lawbreaker — [n] criminal blackmailer, black marketeer, con, convict, crook, culprit, delinquent, felon, fugitive, gangster, hood*, hoodlum, hooligan, jailbird, malefactor, mobster, offender, outlaw, racketeer, scofflaw; concept 412 …   New thesaurus

  • lawbreaker — ► NOUN ▪ a person who breaks the law …   English terms dictionary

  • lawbreaker — [lô′brāk΄ər] n. a person who violates the law lawbreaking adj., n …   English World dictionary

  • lawbreaker — noun to her dying day, Bobbie never believed that her son was a lawbreaker Syn: criminal, offender, wrongdoer, malefactor, evildoer, transgressor, miscreant; villain, rogue, ruffian, felon; Law malfeasant; informal crook, con, jailbird, hood;… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • lawbreaker under suspension of sentence — index probationer (released offender) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • lawbreaker — noun Date: 15th century a person who violates the law • lawbreaking adjective or noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lawbreaker — lawbreaking, n., adj. /law bray keuhr/, n. a person who breaks or violates the law. [bef. 1050; ME lawbreker; r. OE lahbreca. See LAW1, BREAKER1] Syn. transgressor, criminal offender, perpetrator. * * * …   Universalium

  • lawbreaker — noun One who breaks (violates) the law, a criminal …   Wiktionary

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