Broke the law when insulted (8)
I believe the answer is:
offended
This clue might be a double definition.
'broke the law' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with human feelings as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'insulted' is the second definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'when' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for offended that I've seen before include "Committed an illegal act" , "Hurt the feelins of" , "Upset" , "Annoyed because of a perceived insult" , "Caused to feel hurt" .)