1. A state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
   - anarchy 
2. Illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law
   - outlawry

Derived forms: lawlessnesses

See also: lawless

Type of: disorder, illegality

Encyclopedia: Lawlessness

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