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lawlessness |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lawless \Law"less\, a. 1. Contrary to or unauthorized by law; illegal; as a lawless claim. He needs no indirect nor lawless course. --Shak. 2. Not subject to or restrained by the law of morality or of society; as lawless men or behavior. 3. Not subject to the laws of nature; uncontrolled. Or meteorlike flame lawless through the void. --Pope. -- {Law"less*ly}, adv -- {Law"less*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lawlessness n 1: a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) [syn: {anarchy}] 2: illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts [syn: {outlawry}]
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