lawless C2 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /ˈlɔːləs/ See IPA manual Freq #24863 Meanings 1 adj disobedient to or defiant of law Lawless bands roaming the plains. 2 adj Prohibited by law; unlawful, illegal. This countrey ſwarmes with vile outragious men, That liue by rapine and by lawleſſe ſpoile, Fit ſouldiers for the wicked Tamburlaine. 3 adj Not restrained by the law or by discipline; disorderly, unruly. On why leaving lawless places and leaving pseudovirtuous groups is loving such places and groups. 4 adj without law or control Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · disobedient to or defiant... outlaw 4 adj · without law or control anarchic Word family Forms lawlesslylawlessness Derived forms lawlesslylawlessness Etymology From Middle English laweles; equivalent to law + -less. Cognate with Danish lovløs (“lawless”), Swedish laglös (“lawless”), Norwegian lovløs (“lawless”), Icelandic löglaus (“lawless”). Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lawless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈlɔːləs/ **Frequency rank:** 24863 ## Meanings 1. disobedient to or defiant of law 2. Prohibited by law; unlawful, illegal. 3. Not restrained by the law or by discipline; disorderly, unruly. 4. without law or control ## Examples - Lawless bands roaming the plains. - This countrey ſwarmes with vile outragious men, That liue by rapine and by lawleſſe ſpoile, Fit ſouldiers for the wicked Tamburlaine. - On why leaving lawless places and leaving pseudovirtuous groups is loving such places and groups. ## Derived Forms - lawlessly - lawlessness ## Etymology From Middle English laweles; equivalent to law + -less. Cognate with Danish lovløs (“lawless”), Swedish laglös (“lawless”), Norwegian lovløs (“lawless”), Icelandic löglaus (“lawless”). ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown