scofflaw

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He said that he’s heard from residents who “complain of a lack of timely response to their complaints” and questioned why “the city expeditiously reacted to help out the scofflaw.”

From Los Angeles Times

Police and prosecutors announced they would go after scofflaws like Andrew’s assailants.

From Los Angeles Times

In America's latest iteration of law vs. scofflaw, Fulton County Prosecutor Fani Willis has brought the most consequential prosecution in U.S. history.

From Salon

County have maintained that heavy-handed enforcement such as fining individual scofflaws wasn’t necessary so long as many adhered to the directive.

From Los Angeles Times

Their continued detention and torture, including, as recently as 2014, punitive, brutal forced feeding for hunger strikers, confirmed the status of the United States as a global scofflaw.

From Salon