scofflaw vs criminal

scofflaw and criminal both are nouns.

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

As nouns, criminal is a hypernym of scofflaw; that is, criminal is a word with a broader meaning than scofflaw:

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

Other hypernyms of scofflaw include crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw.

scofflaw (noun)	criminal (noun)
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

scofflaw (adjective)	criminal (adjective)
	guilty of crime or serious offense
	involving or being or having the nature of a crime
	bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure