transgressor
noun[C]
formaluk/trænzˈɡres.ər/us/trænzˈɡres.ɚ/apersonwhobreaksalawormoralrule:
Thesystemseemsto bedesignedtopunishthe transgressorratherthanhelphisvictim.
If he did notobey, he would havebecomea transgressor of thelaw.
See
transgress
- There arespecialtelephonelinestoreporttransgressors.
- There should be anobviouspolicepresence, with transgressorspulledover and givenwarnings.
- Thecompanyhaspunishedsome transgressors bycuttingofftheirinternetservice.
Criminals - general words
- abettor
- accessory
- accomplice
- anti-gang
- be in the frame (forsomething)idiom
- crook
- delinquent
- gangbanger
- gangland
- juvenile delinquent
- lawbreaker
- lowlife
- perp
- perpetrator
- previous
- probationer
- recidivist
- wanted
- white-collar criminal
- wrongdoer