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lawless
[law-lis]
adjective
contrary to or without regard for the law.
lawless violence.
being without law; uncontrolled by a law; unbridled; unruly; unrestrained.
lawless passion.
illegal.
bootleggers' lawless activity.
lawless
/ ˈɔːɪ /
adjective
without law
disobedient to the law
contrary to or heedless of the law
uncontrolled; unbridled
lawless rage
Other 51Թ Forms
- lawlessly adverb
- lawlessness noun
- ˈɱ adverb
- ˈɱԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
His state is under siege right now from a lawless president whose only goal is to stoke violence.
“And the President has every right under the Constitution and by statute to call forth the National Guard and Marines to quell lawless violence directed against enforcement of federal law.”
“I support protesting. I’m Indian, an immigrant too. I’m a U.S. citizen now. We dream of coming to Los Angeles, and then this happens? It’s lawless.”
“Donald Trump would like nothing more than for Angelenos to resort to violence to try to fight the federal government, because his whole scheme is to try to show L.A. is a lawless place.”
Whether the prosecution is “lawless” is a question she doesn’t have a strong answer for.
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