lawbreakers
Example Sentences
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Activists had expressed concerns that despite the tough laws, lawbreakers were not being reigned in.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
King County describes the diversions program as a way of “bypassing prosecution and jail time” and instead connecting lawbreakers with case managers, housing and other taxpayer-funded support.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
Noting that the unrest was confined to a small section of downtown, Hochman promised to hold the lawbreakers accountable and disputed that Los Angeles was “under siege.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025
As Gov. Newsom said, if there are lawbreakers, let them be prosecuted.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2025
The Cardinal would, they thought, deal with them as rulers have dealt with serf-mastering lawbreakers from those days to these—invent some quibble and screen them with it.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Rossiter Johnson
