1. crosses a street illegally or carelessly, especially outside of a crosswalk or against traffic signals

Examples

• She jaywalks across the busy intersection every morning.
• The pedestrian jaywalks despite the heavy traffic.
• He got a ticket because he jaywalks in front of the courthouse.
• The student jaywalks between parked cars without looking.
• My grandmother never jaywalks and always uses the crosswalk.
• The tourist jaywalks without understanding the local traffic laws.