(~s)
1.
~ combines with nouns to form new nouns which refer to someone who breaks a particular law.
The Security Council will consider taking future actions against sanction~s.
...copyright~s.
= -breaker
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2.
~ combines with nouns to form new nouns which refer to someone or something that fights or overcomes the specified crime or undesirable activity.
Hoover was building his reputation as a crime~.
...fraud~s.
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