lawlessness
1. a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) • Syn: anarchy • Derivationally related forms: lawless, anarchist (for: anarchy), anarchical (for: anarchy) • Topics: government, governing, governance, government activity, administration • Hypernyms: disorder • Hyponyms: nihilism 2. illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law • Syn: outlawry • Derivationally related forms: outlaw (for: outlawry), lawless • Hypernyms: illegality
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