scofflaw
Example Sentences
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“I’ve been cast as both a scofflaw and a hero. I am neither. I am a public servant who was just trying to do my job,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
During the Biden era, the agency received a multibillion-dollar budget boost to increase enforcement of tax payments by corporations and scofflaw taxpayers.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
The state requires the annual staffing audits but does not require that districts divulge the names of the scofflaw schools.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
“Under Musk’s control, Twitter has become a scofflaw, stiffing employees, landlords, vendors, and others,” says the lawsuit, filed in federal court in the Northern District of California.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
In all truth, these talented, hardworking, law-abiding, mature, adult people are far more disturbing to the peace and order of the current status quo than any scofflaw group of romantic teenage punk kids.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling
