- lawlessness
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Lawlessness — may be:* lack of law, in any of the various senses of that word (see also law (disambiguation)); * chaos; * randomness; * antinomianism … Wikipedia
lawlessness — index anarchy, burglary, criminality, delinquency (misconduct), disorder (lack of order), illegality … Law dictionary
lawlessness — *anarchy, chaos Analogous words: *discord, strife, dissension, contention, conflict, difference, variance: *confusion, disorder Antonyms: discipline: order … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lawlessness — lawless ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not governed by or obedient to laws. DERIVATIVES lawlessly adverb lawlessness noun … English terms dictionary
lawlessness — noun 1. a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) • Syn: ↑anarchy • Derivationally related forms: ↑lawless, ↑anarchist (for: ↑anarchy), ↑anarchical ( … Useful english dictionary
Lawlessness — Lawless Law less, a. 1. Contrary to, or unauthorized by, law; illegal; as, a lawless claim. [1913 Webster] He needs no indirect nor lawless course. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Not subject to, or restrained by, the law of morality or of society; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lawlessness — noun see lawless … New Collegiate Dictionary
lawlessness — See lawlessly. * * * … Universalium
lawlessness — noun a) a lack of law and order; anarchy b) defiance of the law; outlawry … Wiktionary
lawlessness — Synonyms and related words: anarchy, anomie, assumption, chaos, civil disobedience, conflict, contention, criminalism, criminality, difference, discord, disobedience, dissension, familiarity, frowardness, hubris, illegality, illicit business,… … Moby Thesaurus
lawlessness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. anarchy, irresponsibility, terrorism, chaos; see disorder 2 , disturbance 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A lack of civil order or peace: anarchy, disorder, misrule. See ORDER, PEACE … English dictionary for students
