one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses
Scofflaw is a noun coined during the Prohibition era meaning a person who drinks illegally. It is a compound of the words scoff and law, meaning one who mocks or ridicules the law.
例句与用法
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Offshore banking is illegal tax evaders , money launderers and other scofflaws do take advantage of offshore havens secrecy laws 虽然部份逃税者，洗黑钱者和其它违反法规者会利用离岸法律作不法操作。
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The most disquieting thing about the scofflaw spirit is its extreme infectiousness . only a terminally foolish society would sit still and allow it to spread indefinitely 最使人不得安宁的是，藐视法规这种思想行为具有高度传染性。只有一个愚蠢到极点的社会才会坐视不理和纵容这种思想不断蔓延。
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