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>>On a scofflaw's first offense. If it's a first "offense", how can s/he be a scofflaw? And, shouldn't it be allegation instead of offense? What the hell is wr
by fnordfnordfnord 14y ago
>>On a scofflaw's first offense.
If it's a first "offense", how can s/he be a scofflaw? And, shouldn't it be allegation instead of offense? What the hell is wrong with this guy?
- tzs 14y agoFrom the New Oxford American Dictionary: scofflaw |ˈskôfˌlô, ˈskäf-| noun informal a person who flouts the law, esp. by failing to comply with a law that is difficult to enforce effectively. I don't see anything there that precludes a first offender from being a scofflaw.
- fnordfnordfnord 14y agoI think the word scofflaw implies repeatedly or habitually breaking the law. Perhaps breaking the law in a mocking way. I guess it just depends upon which dictionary you want to believe.