define scofflaw
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.
scofflaw-one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses. criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw-someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime.
Scofflaw. 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.
The Scofflaw  is the name of the 99th episode of Seinfeld, a comedy television series. The second part of the three part documentary Prohibition is titled A Nation of Scofflaws and documents the origin and use of the word.