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Definition of Scofflaw
1. Noun. One who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses.
Definition of Scofflaw
1. Noun. One who habitually violates minor laws or fails to answer trivial court summonses (such as parking tickets). ¹
2. Noun. An iconoclast. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scofflaw
1. an habitual law violator [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scofflaw
Literary usage of Scofflaw
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe (1888)
""She claims she has some information about what happened to her son, but she has
a whole buncha parking tickets, and there's a scofflaw warrant out for her, ..."
2. Financial Investigations: A Financial Approach to Detecting and Resolving Crimesby Don Vogel by Don Vogel (1999)
"... files —Towed or repossessed autos —"scofflaw files" (consistent violator of
minor offense— primarily traffic) • Other divisions —Criminal division files ..."
3. Tanglefoot: An (almost) True Story of Civil Wars and Cities by Richard Miller (2005)
"scofflaw harassment from police and thugs had diminished considerably since Carter
Harrison II, a chip off the old block, took over City Hall, ..."
4. The Little Book of Boston Parking Horrors by Michael Silverstein (2002)
"At the hi-tech end of the spectrum, devices are being sold that can store thousands
of scofflaw license numbers, allowing an operator to easily spot ..."
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