Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lawbreaking

/lˈɔbɹˌeɪkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: law-break-ing
IPA: /lˈɔbɹˌeɪkɪŋ/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

unlawful; illegal.

noun

The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.

Example Sentences

"We have a place for lawbreaking citizens like you."
"To make this penalty hang like a Sword of Damocles over every lawbreaking alien apprehended in this country"
"Although church leaders argue they're trying to help the most vulnerable in society, some, including parishioners, argue they're helping the most lawbreaking."
"His lawbreaking ended only when he was hanged for it."

Etymology

From law + breaking.

Inflected Forms

most lawbreaking (superlative) law-breaking (alternative) lawbreakings (plural)

Synonyms

crimeful wrongful criminal illegal illegitimate illicit lawbreaking nonlawful outlawed unlawful law-abiding lawful

Questions

How do you pronounce lawbreaking?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈɔbɹˌeɪkɪŋ/.
What does lawbreaking mean?: unlawful; illegal.
Where does lawbreaking come from?: From law + breaking.

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