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lawless

[law-lis] Origin

law·less

[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.

Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English laweles. See law1, -less

law·less·ly, adverb
law·less·ness, noun
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lawless (ˈlɔːlɪs)
 
adj
1.  without law
2.  disobedient to the law
3.  contrary to or heedless of the law
4.  uncontrolled; unbridled: lawless rage
 
'lawlessly
 
adv
 
'lawlessness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

lawless
c.1200, lawelese (see law + -less) Related: Lawlessness.
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