lawbreakers

Example Sentences

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A day later, Tehran’s prosecutor called the claim “nonsense” and said the country would act firmly and swiftly against lawbreakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

This time, though, we know who the lawbreakers are, but at least initially, not their very human, messy motivations.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

Following years of overexploitation in the Amazon rainforest -- due mainly to illegal logging -- the government began to take tough countermeasures, introducing satellite surveillance and deploying the military to tackle lawbreakers.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

For a dozen years as a rural sheriff, Mike Parson was the face of justice, the man ultimately responsible for catching and locking up local lawbreakers.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2023

At length after weeks of patient waiting, during which the suspicions of the lawbreakers were lulled to sleep, he decided upon immediate action.

From Sidelights on Chinese Life by Macgowan, J. (John)