lawlessness

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.

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lawless·ly adv.

lawless·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lawlessness - a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) anarchy governing, government activity, government, governance, administration - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" disorder - a disturbance of the peace or of public order nihilism - complete denial of all established authority and institutions
	2.	lawlessness - illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law outlawry illegality - unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute

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lawlessness

noun anarchy, disorder, chaos, reign of terror, mob rule, mobocracy, ochlocracy Lawlessness is a major problem.

Translations

lawlessness [ˈlɔːlɪsnɪs] N [of place] → desgobierno m, anarquía f; [of act] → ilegalidad f, criminalidad f

lawlessness [ˈlɔːləsnɪs] n (= behaviour which breaks the law) → non-respect m des lois, non-droit m
Law Lord n (British) juge siégeant à la Chambre des lords

lawlessness

n (of act) → Gesetzwidrigkeit f; (of person, society, country) → Gesetzlosigkeit f; lawlessness among young people → gesetzwidriges Verhalten unter Jugendlichen; after the coup, the country reverted to lawlessness → nach dem Staatsstreich fiel das Land in einen Zustand der Gesetzlosigkeit zurück