lawlessness
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) A lack of law; a lack of law and order; anarchy.
- (countable, uncountable) Defiance of the law; outlawry, exorbitant levels of crime.
Opposite of
law, rule of law, law and order, lawfulness
Synonyms
violation of customs
criminal chaos
complete darkness
Translations
illégalité
Gesetzlosigkeit
anarquia
illegalità
ανομία αναρχία
عدم شرْعِيّةFrequency
Etymology
From lawless + -ness.
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