" lawbreaking "

1: not restrained by or under the control of legal authority;

  * e.g., " ... some sociologists specialize in studying the lawbreaking elements of society "

•  Synonyms : 

•  anarchic,

•  disorderly,

•  lawless,

•  unruly

•  Antonyms : 

•  law-abiding,

•  orderly

1: a breaking of a moral or legal code;

  * e.g., " ... even something as simple as littering is considered an example of lawbreaking "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breach,

•  crime,

•  debt,

•  error,

•  malefaction,

•  misdeed,

•  misdoing,

•  offense,

•  sin,

•  transgression,

•  trespass,

•  violation,

•  wrongdoing

•  Antonyms : 

•  noncrime

2: activities that are in violation of the laws of the state;

  * e.g., " ... an outbreak of lawbreaking plagued the city in the months following the end of the war "

•  Synonyms : 

•  crime,

•  criminality,

•  lawlessness

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a person who has committed a crime;

  * e.g., " ... legislation that mandates lengthy prison sentences for chronic lawbreakers "

•  Synonyms : 

•  criminal,

•  crook,

•  culprit,

•  malefactor,

•  miscreant,

•  offender

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)