Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who habitually violates laws, especially laws that do not involve serious criminal offenses.
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- noun One who habitually
violates minorlaws or fails to answer trivial court summonses (such as parking tickets). - noun An
iconoclast .
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- noun one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses
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Yes, a scofflaw is a lawbreaker, and that's a bad thing to be, but the word doesn't really make you detest scofflaws, which is what the person seeking the word wanted.
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Yes, a scofflaw is a lawbreaker, and that's a bad thing to be, but the word doesn't really make you detest scofflaws, which is what the person seeking the word wanted.
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For example, if she found herself calling a hotel manager to remind him of a corporate promotion and wasnt getting a response, instead of fretting and repeatedly calling the scofflaw manager, Heidi did something different.
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Why not make exceptions for the type of individualist who (in the bad old days) people called a scofflaw, a rebel.
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And whether one is a 'scofflaw' is sometimes in the eyes of the beholder.
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And whether one is a 'scofflaw' is sometimes in the eyes of the beholder.
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And whether one is a 'scofflaw' is sometimes in the eyes of the beholder.
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And whether one is a 'scofflaw' is sometimes in the eyes of the beholder.
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And whether one is a 'scofflaw' is sometimes in the eyes of the beholder.
silas commented on the word scofflaw
"Someone who contemptuously breaks the law, especially a law that is difficult to enforce."
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September 17, 2009