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scofflaw

[ skawf-law, skof- ]

noun

  1. a person who flouts the law, especially one who fails to pay fines owed.
  2. a person who flouts rules, conventions, or accepted practices.


scofflaw

/ ˈskɒflɔː /

noun

  1. informal.
    a person who habitually flouts or violates the law, esp one who fails to pay debts or answer summonses
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scofflaw1

First recorded in 1920–25; scoff 1 + law 1
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Example Sentences

He’s a Samaritan scofflaw, soldiering on inside an almost entirely vacated neighborhood next door to the Getty Villa.

This means the scofflaw company can profitably expand while the complying company cannot, putting honest taxpayers at a competitive disadvantage.

On the other side: scofflaws who condemn the forest service as another “useless” government agency reflexively shutting things down in the name of “safety” at the expense of freedom.

With the novelty’s popularity came a rise in partyers, teenage scofflaws and protesters wreaking Silly destruction.

But the department’s letter was sent days ago without public comment, and its reported warning that the lottery may be illegal isn’t likely to petrify scofflaws such as Musk and Trump.

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