law-breaking (Meaning)

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law-breaking (n)

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

The reckless driver's law-breaking resulted in a fatal car accident.
The company's law-breaking environmental practices led to severe pollution of the local river.
The politician's law-breaking bribery scheme tarnished his reputation and led to his resignation.
The law-breaking hacker stole sensitive information from government databases.
The protesters engaged in civil disobedience as a form of non-violent law-breaking to draw attention to their cause.
The corporation's law-breaking price-fixing scheme resulted in higher prices for consumers.
The law-breaking poacher illegally hunted endangered animals for their valuable horns and tusks.
The law-breaking counterfeiter produced and sold fake designer goods.
The law-breaking smuggler illegally imported restricted items across borders.
The law-breaking copycat artist plagiarized creative works and claimed them as their own.

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

criminal, illicit, illegal, rebellious, defiant, disorderly, insubordinate, wrongful, lawless, felonious

legal, orderly, lawful, legitimate, legal, legalized, legitimate, lawful, law-abiding, law-abiding

The reckless driver's law-breaking resulted in a fatal car accident.

The company's law-breaking environmental practices led to severe pollution of the local river.

The politician's law-breaking bribery scheme tarnished his reputation and led to his resignation.

The law-breaking hacker stole sensitive information from government databases.