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1
given to resisting authority or another's control
- unruly pupils were given detention as a matter of course
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2
given to resisting control or discipline by others
- a camp that was known as a place where unruly youths were given their last chance to shape up
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3
not restrained by or under the control of legal authority
- unruly mobs roamed the streets of the capital after the government leaders had fled
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- anarchic
- (also anarchical),
- disorderly,
- lawbreaking,
- lawless
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The first known use of unruly was in the 15th century
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