lawlessly
adverb
lawlessness
noun
Examples of lawless in a Sentence
the lawless society of the frontier
the lawless rioters were destroying everything in sight
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Huge numbers of Ecuadorians were still fleeing the violence, making their way north through the lawless Darién jungle, which links Panama and Colombia.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
This excellent documentary starts off as a loving tribute to Camp Jened, a somewhat lawless upstate New York camp for kids with disabilities that operated in the 1970s and ’80s.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 May 2024
The assumptions of Eclipse II had turned out to be wildly optimistic, and there were no contingency plans for dealing with a suddenly lawless country.
—Garrett M. Graff, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2023
Trump, who claims to be the law-and-order candidate, is actually an agent of lawless chaos.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2024
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
This excellent documentary starts off as a loving tribute to Camp Jened, a somewhat lawless upstate New York camp for kids with disabilities that operated in the 1970s and ’80s.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 May 2024
The assumptions of Eclipse II had turned out to be wildly optimistic, and there were no contingency plans for dealing with a suddenly lawless country.
—Garrett M. Graff, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2023
Trump, who claims to be the law-and-order candidate, is actually an agent of lawless chaos.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2024
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“Lawless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawless. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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lawless
adjective
law·less
ˈlȯ-ləs 
1
: not based on or regulated by law
the lawless society of the frontier
2
: not controlled by law : unruly, disorderly
lawless mob
lawlessly
adverb
lawlessness
noun
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