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
He’s a Samaritan scofflaw, soldiering on inside an almost entirely vacated neighborhood next door to the Getty Villa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
Whether stepping over or around e-scooters parked on sidewalks or confronting scofflaw riders, I sincerely believe it’s time to reassess allowing e-scooters in the city.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2023
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
