lawlessness

law·less

L0074100 (lô′lĭs)adj.1. Unrestrained by law; unruly: a lawless mob.2. Contrary to the law; unlawful: the lawless slaughter of protected species.3. Not governed by law: the lawless frontier.

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law′less·ly adv.law′less·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lawlessness - a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)anarchygoverning, government activity, government, governance, administration - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"disorder - a disturbance of the peace or of public ordernihilism - complete denial of all established authority and institutions
	2.	lawlessness - illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the lawoutlawryillegality - unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute

lawlessness

noun anarchy, disorder, chaos, reign of terror, mob rule, mobocracy, ochlocracy Lawlessness is a major problem.

lawlessness

nounA lack of civil order or peace:anarchy, disorder, misrule.

Translations

非法

law

(loː) noun1. the collection of rules according to which people live or a country etc is governed. Such an action is against the law; law and order. 法律 法律2. any one of such rules. A new law has been passed by Parliament. 法令 法令3. (in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen. the law of gravity. 定律 定律，原理 ˈlawful adjective1. (negative unlawful) allowed by law. He was attacked while going about his lawful business. 依法的 依法的2. just or rightful. She is the lawful owner of the property. 合法的 合法的ˈlawfully adverb 依法的，合法地 依法地，合法地 ˈlawless adjective paying no attention to, and not keeping, the law. In its early days, the American West was full of lawless men. 目無法紀的 没有法律的，无法无天的 ˈlawlessly adverb 目無法紀地 非法地ˈlawlessness noun 目無法紀 非法lawyer (ˈloːjə) noun a person whose work it is to know about and give advice and help to others concerning the law. If you want to make your will, consult a lawyer. 律師 律师ˈlaw-abiding adjective obeying the law. a law- abiding citizen. 守法的 守法的law court (also court of law) a place where people accused of crimes are tried and legal disagreements between people are judged. 法院 法院ˈlawsuit noun a quarrel or disagreement taken to a court of law to be settled. 訴訟 诉讼be a law unto oneself to be inclined not to obey rules or follow the usual customs and conventions. 獨斷獨行 独断独行the law the police. The thief was still in the building when the law arrived. 警察 警察the law of the land the established law of a country. 國法 国法lay down the law to state something in a way that indicates that one expects one's opinion and orders to be accepted without argument. 發號施令 发号施令