Synonyms of lawbreaking

lawbreaking 1 of 2

adjective

as in criminal

not restrained by or under the control of legal authority

some sociologists specialize in studying the lawbreaking elements of society

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criminal
• rebellious
• illegal
• illicit
• anarchical
• anarchic
• lawless
• disorderly
• defiant
• felonious
• unlawful
• unruly
• wrongful
• insubordinate
• mutinous
• illegitimate
• undisciplined
• riotous
• refractory
• disobedient
• recalcitrant
• intractable
• froward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• legal
• orderly
• lawful
• legitimate
• law-abiding
• legalized
• obedient
• compliant
• docile
• submissive
• tractable
• amenable

lawbreaking

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noun

1

as in crime

a breaking of a moral or legal code

even something as simple as littering is considered an example of lawbreaking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crime
• offence
• violation
• sin
• felony
• wrongdoing
• trespass
• sinfulness
• misdeed
• transgression
• debt
• error
• breach
• offense
• misdoing
• malefaction
• misconduct
• infringement
• misdemeanor
• misfeasance
• criminality
• abuse
• corruption
• immorality
• hate crime
• illegality
• unlawfulness
• wickedness
• lawlessness
• bias crime
• fault
• licentiousness
• iniquity
• vice
• depravity
• debauchery
• peccadillo
• foible
• break
• downfall
• iniquitousness
• descent
• fall

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocence
• blamelessness
• morality
• righteousness
• virtue
• goodness
• noncrime
• impeccability
• guiltlessness
• virtuousness
• faultlessness
• irreproachability

2

as in criminality

activities that are in violation of the laws of the state

an outbreak of lawbreaking plagued the city in the months following the end of the war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crime
• criminality
• lawlessness
• corruption
• malfeasance
• misconduct
• racketeering
• wrongdoing
• evil
• outlawry
• immorality
• offence
• gangsterism
• wickedness
• sin
• misdeed
• hooliganism
• transgression
• trespass
• depravity
• offense
• malefaction
• misdoing