'lawbreaker' originates from the combination of 'law' and 'breaker', where 'law' refers to rules established by authority and 'breaker' refers to someone who violates or disobeys.

'lawbreaker' evolved from the Old English word 'lagabryce', which meant 'law violation', and eventually became the modern English word 'lawbreaker'.

Initially, it meant 'someone who violates the law', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.