lawlessness

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English

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Etymology

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lawless +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lawlessness (countable and uncountable, plural lawlessnesses)

  1. A lack of law and order; anarchy.
  2. Defiance of the law; outlawry, exorbitant levels of crime.

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