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- Dictionarylawlessness/ˈlɔːləsnəs/
noun
- 1. a state of disorder due to a disregard of the law: "the country's descent into lawlessness"
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behaviour that is illegal or not controlled by laws: The country has descended into lawlessness. There is a growing sense of lawlessness in border regions. See. lawless. Fewer examples. Citizens are terrorized by murder, theft, assaults and general lawlessness. The power vacuum opened the way for lawlessness.
The meaning of LAWLESS is not regulated by or based on law. How to use lawless in a sentence.
Lawlessness definition: the quality or condition of being without regard for the law; behavior that is contrary to or shows indifference to the law. See examples of LAWLESSNESS used in a sentence.
behavior that is illegal or not controlled by laws: The country has descended into lawlessness. There is a growing sense of lawlessness in border regions. See. lawless. Fewer examples. Citizens are terrorized by murder, theft, assaults and general lawlessness. The power vacuum opened the way for lawlessness.
not permitted by law or not obeying the law; illegal: The territory was once speckled with ranches and lawless towns. (Definition of lawless from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of lawless. lawless.
Definition of lawlessness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of lawlessness. noun. illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law. synonyms: outlawry. see more. noun. a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) synonyms: anarchy. see more.
A lawless place or time is one where people do not respect the law. ...lawless inner-city streets plagued by muggings, thefts, assaults and even murder. ...people struggling to restore moral values in an increasingly lawless and godless age. More Synonyms of lawless. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Lawless definition: contrary to or without regard for the law. See examples of LAWLESS used in a sentence.
noun. A lack of law and order; anarchy. Wiktionary. Defiance of the law; outlawry. Wiktionary. Synonyms: anarchy. outlawry. irresponsibility. terrorism. chaos. misrule. disorder. Origin of Lawlessness. lawless +"Ž -ness. From Wiktionary. Lawlessness Sentence Examples. Even Norman lawlessness in some sort took a legal shape.
