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lawless

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law·less  (lôls)
adj.
1. Unrestrained by law; unruly: a lawless mob.
2. Contrary to the law; unlawful: the lawless slaughter of protected species.
3. Not governed by law: the lawless frontier.
lawless·ly adv.
lawless·ness n.
lawless
Adjective
1. breaking the law, esp. in a wild or violent way: lawless butchery
2. not having laws
lawlessness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lawless - without law or control; "the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic"
anarchic, anarchical
uncontrolled - not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth"
2.lawless - lax in enforcing laws; "a wide-open town"
wide-open
unlawful - contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters"
3.lawless - disobedient to or defiant of law; "lawless bands roaming the plains"
outlaw
unlawful - contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters"
lawless
adjective disorderly, wild, unruly, rebellious, chaotic, reckless, insurgent, anarchic, riotous, unrestrained, seditious, mutinous, insubordinate, ungoverned << OPPOSITE law-abiding
Translations
Spanish lawless [ˈlɔːlɪs] adj [act] → ilegal; [person] → rebelde; [country] → ingobernable
French lawless [ˈlɔːlɪs] law adj [action] → illégal(e); [place] → sans loi
German lawless [ˈlɔːlɪs] law adj → gesetzwidrig
Italian lawless [ˈlɔːlɪs] adj → senza legge; illegale
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The skeleton of even the most lawless despot makes a good constitutional sovereign.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
No sooner has he gone than Creon enters with an armed guard who seize Antigone and carry her off (Ismene, the other sister, they have already captured) and he is about to lay hands on Oedipus, when Theseus, who has heard the tumult, hurries up and, upbraiding Creon for his lawless act, threatens to detain him till he has shown where the captives are and restored them.
Oedipus At Colonus by Sophocles View in context
(carrying its curse with it) from one lawless Mohammedan hand to another; and still, through all chances and changes, the successors of the three guardian priests kept their watch, waiting the day when the will of Vishnu the Preserver should restore to them their sacred gem.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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