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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Then Americans would discover, or rather rediscover, how toxic and dysfunctional a lawless democracy can be.
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TIME, 14 May 2024
Large swaths of the area were left devastated by months of Israeli airstrikes and shelling, leaving a lawless wasteland dominated by street gangs.
—Ben Shpigel, New York Times, 11 May 2024
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TIME, 14 May 2024
Large swaths of the area were left devastated by months of Israeli airstrikes and shelling, leaving a lawless wasteland dominated by street gangs.
—Ben Shpigel, New York Times, 11 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for lawless
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“Lawless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawless. Accessed 29 May. 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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