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lawless::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | outlaw |
| Derivation | lawlessness |
lawless bands roaming the plains.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | wide-open |
| Derivation | lawlessness |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | anarchic, anarchical |
| Derivation | lawlessness |
Examples of lawless
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The government's writ runs over some previously lawless areas of a vast country.
From the economist.com
China is much at fault in creating the lawless situation in the Golden Triangle.
From the economist.com
Somalia's lawless 1,880-mile coastline already provides a perfect pirate haven.
From the dailyherald.com
Outside the boundaries of protected, affluent enclaves, there is lawless chaos.
From the usatoday.com
He is believed to be living somewhere along the lawless Pakistan-Afghan border.
From the washingtontimes.com
Rosarno is in Calabria, the toe of Italy, a lawless place at the best of times.
From the economist.com
Lawless, who doesn't have a birth certificate or photo ID, was born in Wichita.
From the kansas.com
For Israel's armed Palestinian enemies, the lawless desert provides useful depth.
From the guardian.co.uk
It seems the law-abiding will be hassled, and the lawless go on taking no notice.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Anarchic: without law or control; "the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic"
- Wide-open: lax in enforcing laws; "a wide-open town"
- Disobedient to or defiant of law; "lawless bands roaming the plains"
- (lawlessly) illegally: in an illegal manner; "they dumped the waste illegally"
- (lawlessness) anarchy: a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
- (lawlessness) illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law
- Lawless may refer to: *Alex Lawless (b. 1983), footballer *Blackie Lawless (b. 1954), musician *Emily Lawless (1845 - 1913), author *Jack Lawless (b.1987), musician *Lucy Lawless (b.1968), actress *Tom Lawless (b. ...
- The Lawless is a 1950 American drama film directed by Joseph Losey and starring Macdonald Carey, Gail Russell and Johnny Sands. A newspaper editor in California becomes concerned about the plight of the state's fruit pickers, mostly illegal immigrants from Mexico. ...
- Without law; without lawful control.
