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lawless

[ law-lis ]

adjective

  1. contrary to or without regard for the law:

    lawless violence.

  2. being without law; uncontrolled by a law; unbridled; unruly; unrestrained:

    lawless passion.

  3. illegal:

    bootleggers' lawless activity.



lawless

/ ˈɔːɪ /

adjective

  1. without law
  2. disobedient to the law
  3. contrary to or heedless of the law
  4. uncontrolled; unbridled

    lawless rage

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈɱ, adverb
  • ˈɱԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of lawless1

First recorded in 1150–1200; from Middle English laweles; law 1, -less
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Example Sentences

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It seeks class-action relief for everyone subjected to the tactics, which the lawsuit describes as “lawless sweeps, indiscriminate arrests, and coercive expulsions.”

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An air of lawless volatility was pervasive backstage.

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In his Feb. 10 letter, obtained by Politico, Schumer said he was determined to "hold the Trump Administration accountable for its lawless actions."

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Two large NGOs were planning to leave Somalia altogether, due to worsening security and a climate of lawless violence.

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In his lawless milieu, the only authority that people feared was the Aryan Brotherhood, Field testified.

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