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Noun: scofflaw  'skóf,lo
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. One who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses
    "The persistent parking scofflaw had accumulated dozens of unpaid tickets"

Derived forms: scofflaws

Type of: crim [Brit, informal], criminal, crook [informal], felon, malefactor [formal], outlaw

Encyclopedia: Scofflaw