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SCOFFLAW

Dictionary entry overview: What does scofflaw mean?

• SCOFFLAW (noun)
The noun SCOFFLAW has 1 sense:

1. one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses

Familiarity information: SCOFFLAW used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SCOFFLAW (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

One who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("scofflaw" is a kind of...):

criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime)

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