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as in anarchy
a state in which there is widespread wrongdoing and disregard for rules and authority
the western frontier was notorious for its lawlessness
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as in crime
activities that are in violation of the laws of the state
lawlessness in the city had reached an unconscionable and intolerable level
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On the walls were Tolokonnikova’s latest visual works: Russian police shields scratched up with messages and drawings of the anarchy symbol and tiny flowers.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
23 Jan. 2025 -
Reconstructing the Strip, rescuing it from dangerous anarchy, will require somehow navigating around that fact.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
15 Jan. 2025
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Timely tax tips and the latest news delivered to your inbox weekly Kelly Phillips Erb is a Philadelphia-area Forbes senior writer who covers tax and financial crimes.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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In a plea agreement filed late Thursday, Deputy Eric Chase Saavedra admitted to conspiring with a crypto mogul who paid $100,000 per month for Saavedra to provide deputies to serve as his round-the-clock bodyguards and sometimes also commit crimes.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The settlement would enable the Murdoch camp to quash the public presentation of evidence by Harry and Watson's legal team —evidence meant to show that the Murdoch daily tabloid the Sun also engaged in widespread criminality in its reporting methods.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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And why, after the flurry of arrests in 2023, has Chinese law enforcement action slowed despite a resurgence in criminality?—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Lawlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawlessness. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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