crook vs scofflaw

scofflaw vs crook

crook and scofflaw both are nouns.

crook is a verb but scofflaw is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crook	Yes	No	Yes	No
scofflaw	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, scofflaw is a hyponym of crook; that is, scofflaw is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crook:

crook: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
scofflaw: one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses

Other hyponyms of crook include accessary, accessory, arsonist, firebug, incendiary, blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist, bootlegger, moonshiner, briber, suborner, coconspirator, conspirator, machinator, plotter, desperado, desperate criminal, fugitive, fugitive from justice, gangster, mobster, highbinder, highjacker, hijacker, goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie, gaolbird, jail bird, jailbird, abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher, mafioso, gangster's moll, gun moll, moll, liquidator, manslayer, murderer, parolee, probationer, drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, peddler, pusher, racketeer, raper, rapist, habitual criminal, recidivist, repeater, contrabandist, moon-curser, moon curser, runner, smuggler, stealer, thief, traitor, treasonist, law offender, lawbreaker, violator.

crook (noun)	scofflaw (noun)
a long staff with one end being hook shaped	one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
a circular segment of a curve

crook (verb)	scofflaw (verb)
bend or cause to bend

Difference between crook and scofflaw

Words related to "crook"

Words related to "scofflaw"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.