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lawlessness

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law⋅less

  [law-lis]
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–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; ME laweles. See law 1 , -less

Related forms:
law⋅less⋅ly, adverb
law⋅less⋅ness, noun
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law·less   (lô'lĭs)   
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.

law'less·ly adv., law'less·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: law·less
Function: adjective
1 : not restrained or controlled by law
2 : ILLEGAL lawless act> —law·less·ly adverb —law·less·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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