Etymology[edit]
From ret (“law”) + -løs (“-less”). Calque of German rechtlos.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /rɛtsløːˀ/, [ˈʁad̥sˌløˀs], [ˈʁɑd̥sˌløˀs]
Adjective[edit]
retsløs (neuter retsløst, plural and definite singular attributive retsløse)
- lawless, anarchic (of a society or a situation without laws)
- deprived of civil rights (of a person without protection of the law)
