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lawbreaker

/ˈlɔːbreɪkə(r)/noun

उच्चारण लॉब्रेकर

क़ानून तोड़ने वाला, अपराधी

Core word

noun
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    a person who breaks the law

    क़ानून तोड़ने वाला, अपराधी

    • The new rules will make it harder for lawbreakers to escape punishment.
    • Police officers should not themselves become lawbreakers.
    • Every lawbreaker should face a fair trial.
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    • The video helped police identify the lawbreakers.
    • Lawbreakers who drive without helmets will be fined.

    Synonyms offender criminal wrongdoer culprit delinquent

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

a lawbreaker (countable noun)

Lawbreaker is a closed compound meaning a person who breaks the law. The plural is lawbreakers.

'Lawbreaker' एक ही शब्द में लिखा जाने वाला compound है जिसका अर्थ क़ानून तोड़ने वाला व्यक्ति है; plural 'lawbreakers' है।

  • The police arrested the lawbreaker.
  • Lawbreakers will be fined heavily.

lawbreaker vs break the law

The noun is one word, but the verb phrase is two words: break the law. Do not write 'law breaker' or 'lawbreak'.

Noun एक शब्द है, पर क्रिया-वाक्यांश दो शब्दों का है: break the law। 'Law breaker' या 'lawbreak' मत लिखिए।

  • Anyone who breaks the law is a lawbreaker.

lawbreaker + who clause

Describe the person with a who-clause, since a lawbreaker is a person.

Lawbreaker व्यक्ति है, इसलिए उसका वर्णन who-clause से किया जाता है।

  • A lawbreaker who is caught must face a trial.

lawbreaking (noun and adjective)

Lawbreaking names the act itself and can also be used before a noun.

'Lawbreaking' स्वयं कार्य का नाम है और noun के पहले भी प्रयुक्त हो सकता है।

  • Lawbreaking behaviour on the road must be punished.

lawbreaker vs criminal

A lawbreaker may have committed a minor offence; a criminal usually suggests a serious crime.

'Lawbreaker' ने कोई छोटा अपराध किया हो सकता है, जबकि 'criminal' प्रायः गंभीर अपराध का संकेत देता है।

  • He is a lawbreaker for parking in a no-parking zone, but not a criminal.
+Collocations 5

adjective + lawbreaker

habitualrepeatdangerousknownpetty

  • The habitual lawbreaker was jailed again.

verb + lawbreaker

arrestpunishcatchfineprosecute

  • The court will prosecute every lawbreaker equally.

lawbreaker + context

on the roadin the marketin the cityat nightonline

  • Cameras now catch lawbreakers on the road.

lawbreaker + noun

listprofilerecordcasefine

  • The police maintain a record of every lawbreaker in the area.

lawbreaker + preposition

amongagainstforof

  • There is no excuse among lawbreakers for ignoring road signs.
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  • Anyone who jumps a red light is a lawbreaker.

लाल बत्ती पार करने वाला कोई भी व्यक्ति क़ानून तोड़ने वाला है।

  • The poster warned lawbreakers that cameras were watching.

पोस्टर ने क़ानून तोड़ने वालों को चेतावनी दी कि कैमरे नज़र रख रहे हैं।

  • Even a respected leader is a lawbreaker if he bribes an officer.

किसी अधिकारी को रिश्वत देने पर आदरणीय नेता भी क़ानून तोड़ने वाला है।

  • Most lawbreakers on this street are two-wheeler riders without helmets.

इस सड़क पर अधिकतर क़ानून तोड़ने वाले बिना helmet के दोपहिया चालक हैं।

  • The judge told the young lawbreaker to do community service.

न्यायाधीश ने युवा अपराधी से सामुदायिक सेवा करने को कहा।

  • A lawbreaker may be a driver, a trader or a government officer.

क़ानून तोड़ने वाला कोई चालक, व्यापारी या सरकारी अधिकारी हो सकता है।

  • The new fine is meant to discourage lawbreakers from dumping rubbish.

नया जुर्माना क़ानून तोड़ने वालों को कूड़ा फेंकने से रोकने के लिए है।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The police caught a law breaker near the market.

✓ The police caught a lawbreaker near the market.

The noun is written as one word.

इस noun को एक ही शब्द में लिखा जाता है।

✗ He lawbroke the traffic rules.

✓ He broke the traffic rules.

There is no verb 'lawbreak'; use break the law or break a rule.

'Lawbreak' नाम की कोई क्रिया नहीं है; 'break the law' या 'break a rule' लिखें।

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