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Definition of lawbreaker : One who disobeys the law; a criminal.

Synonyms:

law offender, ravisher, violator, crimes, malefactor, debaucher

con, scofflaw, internee, offender, jailbird, lifer, suspect, prisoner, loser, recidivist, captive, convict, defendant

grafter, pirate, larcenist, burglar, felon, mugger, culprit, housebreaker, filcher, lifter, prowler, hijacker, stealer, poacher, criminal, outlaw, highwayman, pickpocket, cat burglar, thug, thief, robber, villain, larcener, delinquent, crook, evildoer, swindler

Usage examples:

• Since then Wade, besides insulting me, has proved himself a lawbreaker. - "Hidden Gold", Wilder Anthony.
• It will no longer be the representative of the law against the lawbreaker; it will just be Norton and Galloway, both men! - "The Bells of San Juan", Jackson Gregory.
• His attitude may obscure, but it can not conceal, the ugly truth that the lawbreaker, whoever he may be, is the enemy of society. - "Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present", Various.