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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLawlessness
/ˈlɔːlɪsnəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The state of being without laws or of ignoring the laws; uncontrolled political or social disorder.
"The collapse of the government led to widespread lawlessness in the capital."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English 'lagolēas' combined with the suffix '-ness', denoting a state of lacking laws or being free from legal restraint.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lawlessness" is said worldwide
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anarchie
Transliteration: anarchie
"Le pays a plongé dans une période de totale lawlessness."
Gesetzlosigkeit
Transliteration: Gesetzlosigkeit
"Die Krise führte zu völliger Gesetzlosigkeit auf den Straßen."
illegalità
Transliteration: illegalità
"C'è un diffuso senso di illegalità nella regione."
anarquía
Transliteration: anarquía
"La falta de control policial condujo a la anarquía."
anarquia
Transliteration: anarquia
"O colapso da ordem pública resultou em completa anarquia."
अराजकता
Transliteration: arajakata
"पुलिस की अनुपस्थिति के कारण शहर में अराजकता फैल गई।"
无法无天
Transliteration: wú fǎ wú tiān
"社会动荡导致了严重的无法无天现象。"
무법 상태
Transliteration: mubŏp sangtae
"전쟁으로 인해 나라는 무법 상태에 빠졌다."
無法状態
Transliteration: muhō jōtai
"災害の後、地域は一時的な無法状態となった。"
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