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lawless(dictionary)
LAWLESS(law)

lawless (iou)



lawless adjective. ME.
[from LAW noun1 + -LESS.]
a. Without law; having no laws, or enforcement of laws; ignorant of law. ME.
W. Irving Commercial feuds in the lawless depths of the wilderness.
b. Exempt from law, not within the province of law. Formerly also, in the position of an outlaw. ME.
Regardless of or disobedient to law; uncontrolled by law, unbridled, licentious. ME.
Ld Macaulay He should be protected against lawless violence. R. K. Narayan Ramani was eccentric and lawless in his tastes. G. Gorer One of the most lawless populations in the world has turned into one of the most law-abiding.
lawlessly adverb L16.
lawlessness noun L16.