lawless

[ law-lis ]

/ ˈlɔ lɪs /

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adjective

contrary to or without regard for the law: lawless violence.

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

illegal: bootleggers' lawless activity.

Origin of lawless

First recorded in 1150–1200, lawless is from the Middle English word laweles. See law¹, -less

OTHER WORDS FROM lawless

law·less·ly, adverb law·less·ness, noun

Words nearby lawless

lawful, lawgiver, lawin, lawing, lawks, lawless, lawmaker, lawman, lawn, lawn bowling, lawn chair

Example sentences from the Web for lawlessness

His slaying sums up the lawlessness now gripping the region and the impunity with which separatists can act.

'In Cold Blood' in Ukraine |Jamie Dettmer |May 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
MK Cohen: the Minister of Defense is responsible for putting a stop to lawlessness.

Violent Hebron Outpost Expands At 'Phenomenal' Rate |Orly Halpern |November 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The kidnapping was a disturbing sign of the lawlessness in Libya that Zidan and his government have been unable to curb.

Libyan P.M. Kidnapped in Retaliation for U.S. Raid |Jamie Dettmer |October 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It would have been an ordeal for them to buy illegal weapons simply because, like Lanza, they were not immersed in lawlessness.

The NRA Is Wrong: The Myth of Illegal Guns |Matthew Parker |May 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

I deplore the lawlessness that seems to be sweeping the West Bank with price-tags and land-grabs galore.

Obama: Come Visit The Settlements |Samuel Lebens |March 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Lawlessness prevailed on these fair, sunlit plains; lawlessness of man, lawlessness of Nature.

The Law-Breakers |Ridgwell Cullum
Lawlessness did not disappear entirely, of course, and perhaps it never will, but it skulked in the back streets.

Artificial Light |M. Luckiesh
Not any particular lawfulness or lawlessness, but the lawful or the lawless is universal.

The Will to Doubt |Alfred H. Lloyd
They had no desire now for rioting and lawlessness--for deeds of blood and violence.

The Bishop's Shadow |I. T. Thurston
Old families uprooted, old ties severed; the people, with no other instinct than lawlessness, hesitating which side to take.

The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) |Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for lawlessness

lawless

/ (ˈlɔːlɪs) /

adjective

without law

disobedient to the law

contrary to or heedless of the law

uncontrolled; unbridled lawless rage

Derived forms of lawless

lawlessly, adverb lawlessness, noun

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