lawbreaking

English

Alternative forms

  • law-breaking

Etymology

From law +‎ breaking.

Adjective

lawbreaking (no attested comparative, superlative most lawbreaking)

  1. unlawful; illegal.
    We have a place for lawbreaking citizens like you.
    • 1994 April 19, “LETTERS TO THE EDITOR”, in San Francisco Chronicle, page A18:
      To make this penalty hang like a Sword of Damocles over every lawbreaking alien apprehended in this country
    • 2006 April 24, “Clergy stakes out key role in debate”, in San Bernardino (CA) Sun:
      Although church leaders argue they're trying to help the most vulnerable in society, some, including parishioners, argue they're helping the most lawbreaking.

Antonyms

Noun

lawbreaking (plural lawbreakings)

  1. The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
    His lawbreaking ended only when he was hanged for it.
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