law-breakers
Those committing crimes
Law-breakers is the plural of law-breaker, a person who violates the law.
The term is straightforward but carries a slightly formal or journalistic tone: Police arrested several law-breakers during the protest.
It emphasizes the act of breaking law rather than the specific offense, making it useful when the crime itself is less important than the pattern of defiance.
Young person or animal
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
- offenderOne who breaks rules
- hooliganViolent young troublemaker
- hoodlumViolent young criminal
ruffian · rowdy · vandal · miscreant · young offender · gang member · truant · petty criminal
Serious crime perpetrator
- convictJailed offender after trial
- thiefOne who steals
- burglarOne who breaks in
- robberOne who steals by force
fraudster · embezzler · forger · mugger · pickpocket · shoplifter · arsonist · poacher
Minor rule breach
- offenseViolation or umbrage
- breachBreaking of agreement
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
felony · crime · wrongdoing · trespass · contravention · noncompliance · infringement · misconduct
One who fled confinement
evader · deserter · defector · exile · fleeing · manhunt · bounty · at-large
Armed roadside thief
- brigandArmed robber, often rural
- highwaymanMounted thief targeting travelers
- pirateMaritime thief or bootlegger
- buccaneerCaribbean colonial-era pirate
raider · rustler · bootlegger · desperado · marauder · plunderer · bushranger · freebooter
Opposer of established systems
- insurgentOne who revolts
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- subversiveSeeking to undermine authority
- mutineerSailor who revolts
insurrectionist · guerrilla · resistance fighter · freedom fighter · partisan · seditionist · conspirator · underground
juvenile
Young person or animal
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
- offenderOne who breaks rules
- hooliganViolent young troublemaker
hoodlum · ruffian · rowdy · vandal · miscreant · young offender · gang member · truant · petty criminal · youth offender
felon
Serious crime perpetrator
robber · fraudster · embezzler · forger · mugger · pickpocket · shoplifter · arsonist · poacher · trafficker
infraction
Minor rule breach
- offenseViolation or umbrage
- breachBreaking of agreement
- transgressionViolation of law or code
misdemeanor · felony · crime · wrongdoing · trespass · contravention · noncompliance · infringement · misconduct · malfeasance
escapee
One who fled confinement
hunted · evader · deserter · defector · exile · fleeing · manhunt · bounty · at-large · underground
bandit
Armed roadside thief
- brigandArmed robber, often rural
- highwaymanMounted thief targeting travelers
- pirateMaritime thief or bootlegger
buccaneer · raider · rustler · bootlegger · desperado · marauder · plunderer · bushranger · freebooter · moonshiner
dissident
Opposer of established systems
- insurgentOne who revolts
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- subversiveSeeking to undermine authority
mutineer · insurrectionist · guerrilla · resistance fighter · freedom fighter · partisan · seditionist · conspirator · underground · cell member
law-breakerslawmen
Official crime fighters
lawmakers · police officers · police · cops · law enforcement
breaker, breakers, laws, lawful, lawfully, lawfulness, unlawful, lawless, lawlessness