Noun: scofflaw 'skóf,lo
Usage: N. Amer, informal
Usage: N. Amer, informal
- 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