What does lawless mean?
Definitions for lawless
ˈlɔ lɪslaw·less
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word lawless.
Princeton's WordNet
anarchic, anarchical, lawlessadjective
without law or control
"the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic"
wide-open, lawlessadjective
lax in enforcing laws
"a wide-open town"
lawless, outlaw(a)adjective
disobedient to or defiant of law
"lawless bands roaming the plains"
Wiktionary
lawlessadjective
Not governed by any law.
lawlessadjective
Prohibited by law; unlawful, illegal.
lawlessadjective
Not restrained by the law or by discipline; unruly, disorderly.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Lawlessadjective
Etymology: from law.
The necessity of war, which among human actions is the most lawless, hath some kind of affinity with the necessity of law. Walter Raleigh, Essays.
The lawless tyrant, who denies
To know their God, or message to regard,
Must be compell’d. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xii.Orpheus did not, as poets feign, tame savage beasts,
But men as lawless, and as wild as they. Wentworth Dillon.Not the gods, nor angry Jove will bear
Thy lawless wand’ring walks in open air. John Dryden, Æn.Blind as the Cyclops, and as blind as he,
They own’d a lawless savage liberty,
Like that our painted ancestors so priz’d,
Ere empire’s arts their breasts had civiliz’d. Dryden.He Meteor-like, flames lawless through the void,
Destroying others, by himself destroy’d. Alexander Pope.Take not the quarrel from his powerful arms,
He needs no indirect nor lawless course
To cut off those that have offended him. William Shakespeare, R. III.We cite our faults,
That they may hold excus’d our lawless lives. William Shakespeare.Thou the first, lay down thy lawless claim;
Thou of my blood who bear’st the Julian name. Dryden.
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lawless
Lawless refers to a state or behavior characterized by a disregard for laws, rules, or established authority. It can also describe situations where civil disorder or lack of control prevails, typically due to the absence or inefficiency of a governing body.
Webster Dictionary
Lawlessadjective
contrary to, or unauthorized by, law; illegal; as, a lawless claim
Lawlessadjective
not subject to, or restrained by, the law of morality or of society; as, lawless men or behavior
Lawlessadjective
not subject to the laws of nature; uncontrolled
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
LAWLESS
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lawless is ranked #3903 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Lawless surname appeared 9,093 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Lawless.
91% or 8,276 total occurrences were White.
4.1% or 379 total occurrences were Black.
2.2% or 200 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.3% or 121 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.7% or 67 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.5% or 50 total occurrences were Asian.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lawless in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lawless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of lawless in a Sentence
The( administration's) lawless interpretation ignores the will of The Republican-controlled Congress in enacting Title IX, it's a clear case of federal overreach.
The fear of the violent and the lawless is no less a tyranny than the edicts that come from the Emperor’s throne.
Seems to me the story is on the senators who voted for another lawless AG.
We're in the middle of looking at a whole set of unprecedented lawless activities by the White House. And it's not that this is disconnected from it, it's relevant to it. I mean, judicial corruption contaminates everything. So this is relevant and we should get the information that we can, but we also have limited resources.
By putting an end to the governments ability to conduct suspicionless fishing expeditions, the court reaffirms that the border is not a lawless place and that we dont lose our privacy rights when we travel.
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