lawlessness
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lawlessness
noun lawlessnesses
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A lack of law; a lack of law and order; anarchy.
Near-synonyms: Wild West, free-for-all
Similar: unlaw, illegality, illegalness, unlawfulness, lawlessness, Wild West, free-for-all · Opposite: law, rule of law, law and order, lawfulness, legality, legalness
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Defiance of the law; outlawry, exorbitant levels of crime.
The Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, created in the 1950s to break the mob’s grip on the docks, became its own bastion of corruption and lawlessnesses, according to a scathing report from the released on Tuesday after a nearly two-year investigation by the state inspector general’s office.
Similar: unlaw, unlawfulness · Opposite: lawfulness
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noun lack of law and order
| Español | iniquidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 무법 mubeop |
| 日本語 | 無法 muhō |
| 中文 | 無法無天 /无法无天 wúfǎwútiān |
| हिन्दी | अव्यवस्था avyavasthā, अराजकता arājaktā |
| Português | anarquia |
| Français | anarchie, illégalité |
| Deutsch | Gesetzlosigkeit, Zügellosigkeit |
| Italiano | illegalità, Far West |
| Ελληνικά | ανομία anomía, αναρχία anarchía |
| Română | anarhie, ilegalitate |
| Русский | беззако́ние bezzakónije, беспра́вие besprávije, беспреде́л bespredél |
| العربية | عَدَم وُجُود قَوَانِين ʕadam wujūd qawānīn |
Talk about this word "lawlessness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lawlessness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lawlessness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lawlessness "lawlessness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lawlessness.Cite this
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title = {lawlessness},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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