Lawlessness

Quick meaning: Lawlessness is a noun meaning A lack of law; a lack of law and order; anarchy.

Meaning

A lack of law; a lack of law and order; anarchy.

More Meanings

1. Defiance of the law; outlawry, exorbitant levels of crime.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: Wild West, free-for-all

We’re in decline because a spirit of lawlessness, shamelessness and brainlessness has become a leading feature of a conservative movement that was supposed to be a bulwark against all three.

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.

Word Forms

• lawlessnesses

Synonyms for lawlessness

Depending on context, synonyms include unlaw, illegality, illegalness, unlawfulness, free-for-all, anarchy.

Antonyms for lawlessness

Common opposites include law, lawfulness, legalness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include anarchy, outlawry, wrongdoing, unlawfulness, injustice, illegality.

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