lawless

  • 11Lawless —  Cette page d’homonymie répertorie des personnes (réelles ou fictives) partageant un même patronyme. Lawless est un nom de famille notamment porté par : Blackie Lawless (1956 ), chanteur et guitariste du groupe de Heavy metal W.A.S.P.… …

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  • 12lawless — [[t]lɔ͟ːləs[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Lawless actions break the law, especially in a wild and violent way. The government recognised there were problems in urban areas but these could never be an excuse for lawless behaviour. Derived words:… …

    English dictionary

  • 13lawless — lawlessly, adv. lawlessness, n. /law lis/, adj. 1. contrary to or without regard for the law: lawless violence. 2. being without law; uncontrolled by a law; unbridled; unruly; unrestrained: lawless passion. 3. illegal: bootleggers lawless… …

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  • 14Lawless — Recorded in various forms including Lwless, Lawles, Laweles and possibly others, this is an English medieval surname. It is said to be a nickname for a licentious man, from the Early English word laweles meaning uncontrolled by the law, unbridled …

    Surnames reference

  • 15lawless — law|less [ lɔləs ] adjective 1. ) not willing to obey the law, especially by using violence: a lawless mob 2. ) a lawless place, period of time, or society has no laws or has laws that no one obeys: a lawless frontier town ╾ law|less|ness noun… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16lawless — UK [ˈlɔːləs] / US [ˈlɔləs] adjective 1) not willing to obey the law, especially by using violence a lawless mob 2) a lawless place, period of time, or society has no laws or has laws that no one obeys a lawless frontier town Derived word:… …

    English dictionary

  • 17lawless — law|less [ˈlo:ləs US ˈlo: ] adj not obeying the law, or not controlled by the law ≠ ↑law abiding ▪ this increasingly lawless society ▪ These border areas are among the most lawless regions in the world. >lawlessness n [U] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18lawless — adjective not obeying the law, or not controlled by the law: lawless terrorists | a lawless frontier town lawlessly adverb lawlessness noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19lawless — law•less [[t]ˈlɔ lɪs[/t]] adj. 1) contrary to or without regard for the law: lawless violence[/ex] 2) uncontrolled by law; unruly; disorderly: a lawless crew[/ex] law′less•ly, adv. law′less•ness, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20lawless — /ˈlɔləs/ (say lawluhs) adjective 1. regardless of or contrary to law: lawless violence. 2. uncontrolled by law; unbridled: lawless passions. 3. without law; not regulated by law. –lawlessly, adverb –lawlessness, noun …