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Detailed Synonyms for lawlessness in English

lawlessness:

lawlessness [the ~] noun

  1. the lawlessness
    the debauchery; the extravagance; the dissipation; the excess; the licentiousness; the lawlessness
  2. the lawlessness
    – illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law 1
    the lawlessness; the outlawry
    – illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law 1
  3. the lawlessness
    – a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) 1
    the anarchy; the lawlessness
    – a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) 1

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Related Definitions for "lawlessness":

  1. illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law1
  2. a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)1

lawlessness form of lawless:

lawless adj

  1. lawless
  2. lawless
  3. lawless
    – without law or control 1
    lawless; anarchical; anarchic
    – without law or control 1
  4. lawless
    – disobedient to or defiant of law 1
    lawless; outlaw
    – disobedient to or defiant of law 1
  5. lawless
    – lax in enforcing laws 1
    lawless; wide-open
    – lax in enforcing laws 1

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Related Definitions for "lawless":

  1. without law or control1
  2. disobedient to or defiant of law1
    • lawless bands roaming the plains1
  3. lax in enforcing laws1