Found 2 items, similar to lawlessness.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lawlessness lawlessness n 1: a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) [syn: anarchy] 2: illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law [syn: outlawry]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lawlessness Lawless \Law"less\, a. 1. Contrary to, or unauthorized by, law; illegal; as, a lawless claim. [1913 Webster] He needs no indirect nor lawless course. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Not subject to, or restrained by, the law of morality or of society; as, lawless men or behavior. [1913 Webster] 3. Not subject to the laws of nature; uncontrolled. [1913 Webster] Or, meteorlike, flame lawless through the void. --Pope. -- Law"less*ly, adv. -- Law"less*ness, n. [1913 Webster]