law-breaking lawbreaking • law-bred · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · law-breaking · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act. Synonyms: crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence. Example: "A long record of crimes." · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · crime · · Synonym 1 offense · · Synonym 2 criminal offense · · Synonym 3 criminal offence · · Synonym 4 offence · · Synonym 5 Characters · · - hyphen-minus U+002D a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 w latin small letter w U+0077