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lawless
[
law
-lis
]
Origin
law·less
/
ˈlɔ
lɪs
/
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[
law
-lis
]
Show IPA
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
law
1
,
-less
Related forms
law·less·ly,
adverb
law·less·ness,
noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
lawless
c.1200, lawelese (see
law
+
-less
) Related: Lawlessness.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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