scofflaw
noun[C]
USinformaluk/ˈskɒf.lɔː/us/ˈskɑːf.lɑː/someone whorefusestoobeythelaw:
Cars of scofflaws whoowe$250 or more intrafficfineswill betargetedforseizure.
Pennsylvania isrenewingitsefforttohuntdowntobaccotaxscofflaws.
- Cook County has beenconductingstingstocatchthecourthousescofflaws.
- Even whencaught, scofflaws arerarelyprosecuted.
- Philadelphia's scofflawproblemsarefarfromunique.
Miscellaneous criminals
- arsonist
- artifice burglar
- bigamist
- bioterrorist
- black hat
- distraction burglar
- distraction thief
- drug dealer
- embezzler
- expropriator
- launderer
- looter
- lowlife
- lynch mob
- man of straw
- shicer
- shoplifter
- small-timer
- smuggler
- snatcher