lawbreakerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 中期英語 lawbreker, lawe brekare; equivalent to law +‎ breaker.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈlɔːbɹeɪkə/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈlɔ.bɹeɪkɚ/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA: /ˈlɑ.bɹeɪkɚ/

名詞

lawbreaker (plural lawbreakers)

1. One who breaks (violates) the law, a criminal.
   • 1979, Monty Python's Life of Brian, spoken by Matthias (John Young):

     I'm just a poor old man. I have no time for law-breakers. My legs are grey. My ears are gnarled. My eyes are old and bent.

   • 2007 November 28, Nick Kolich, “Speedboarders fly down hills”, in The Beacon‎:

     People often assume that speedboarders are disrespectful lawbreakers.

   • 2017 February 18, John Schwartz, “Tax Advice From Lawmakers Turned Lawbreakers”, in The New York Times‎:

     Mr. Grimm pleaded guilty to a single count of tax fraud and was convicted in July 2015; he went on to serve eight months in prison. Lawmaker, law enforcer and lawbreaker — that’s a heck of a résumé, and alliterative, too!

アナグラム

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