Noun- One who habitually ignores the law and/or court summonses.
When Brian ignored the summons, he was arrested as a scofflaw.
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One who habitually violates the law or fails to answer court summonses.
Or, an awesome clan in halo 2, often found talking more than playing.
Dude, them scofflaws are hardcore.
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A person who prefers the unbeaten path! One whom just choses to ignore the standards.
That scofflaw made them think twice about their choices.
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Someone who flouts social conventions to gain information from people and then uses the information maliciously.
Luke: She found out that Larry had a few drinks at lunch then told his boss like the social scofflaw she is.
A short dictionary definition of "scofflaw" is "a contemptuous law violator." In practice it is often used to refer to a husband who stops paying his court-ordered alimony or child support. But, the term "scofflaw" can also be applied to US citizens who have the right to vote in elections, but who neglect to do so. In our democracy, voting is the most basic civic duty. Unless blocked by voter suppression, illness, or other understandable reason, voting should never be neglected.
Given all the current frustration with our national government, one primary cause of bad or weak government is the almost 40% of eligible voters, the scofflaw voters, who for whatever reason or rational, choose not to vote .