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SCOFFLAW
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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
Sense 1
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 a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)
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