lawbreaking

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lawbreaking

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From law + breaking.

adjective most lawbreaking · law-breaking

unlawful; illegal. We have a place for lawbreaking citizens like you.
Similar: crimeful, wrongful, criminal, illegal, illegitimate, illicit, lawbreaking, nonlawful, outlawed, unlawful, law-abiding, lawful

noun lawbreakings · law-breaking

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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@misc{lawbreaking_2026,
  title = {lawbreaking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lawbreaking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}