Lawless

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lawless \Law"less\, a.
     1. Contrary to, or unauthorized by, law; illegal; as, a
        lawless claim.
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              He needs no indirect nor lawless course. --Shak.


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     2. Not subject to, or restrained by, the law of morality or
        of society; as, lawless men or behavior.
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     3. Not subject to the laws of nature; uncontrolled.
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              Or, meteorlike, flame lawless through the void.
                                                    --Pope.
        -- {Law"less*ly}, adv. -- {Law"less*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lawless
       adj 1: without law or control; "the system is economically
              inefficient and politically anarchic" [syn: {anarchic},
               {anarchical}]
       2: lax in enforcing laws; "an open town" [syn: {open}, {wide-open}]
       3: disobedient to or defiant of law; "lawless bands roaming the
          plains" [syn: {outlaw(a)}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  85 Moby Thesaurus words for "lawless":
     actionable, against the law, anarchic, anarchical, anarchistic,
     anomic, black-market, bootleg, chaotic, chargeable, contraband,
     contrary to law, corrupt, criminal, crooked, dishonest,
     disobedient, felonious, flagitious, flawed, froward, headstrong,
     heady, illegal, illegitimate, illicit, impermissible,
     indisciplined, iniquitous, insubordinate, irregular, irresponsible,
     justiciable, larcenous, licentious, mutinous, naughty, nefarious,
     nonconforming, nonconstitutional, nonlegal, nonlicit, obstinate,
     outlaw, outlawed, punishable, rampant, recusant, reinless,
     self-willed, sinful, transgressive, treacherous, triable,
     unaccountable, unallowed, unauthorized, unbridled, unchecked,
     uncomplying, unconstitutional, uncontrolled, uncurbed,
     under-the-counter, under-the-table, undisciplined, unduteous,
     undutiful, ungoverned, unlawful, unofficial, unreined,
     unrestrained, unruly, unstatutory, unwarrantable, unwarranted,
     venal, villainous, violative, wayward, wicked, wildcat, willful,
     wrongful
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  LAWLESS. Without law; without lawful control.