Obs. [OE. lahbryce, f. lah-, laʓu LAW sb.1 + bryce breaking.] A breach or breaking of the law.
1014. Wulfstan, Serm. ad Anglos, in Hom., xxxiii. (Napier), 166, note. Þæt wæs ʓeworden … ðurh læwedra lahbryce.
1382. Wyclif, Isa. i. 5. Lawe breche or trespassing aȝeins the lawe.
