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lawless

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++law·less /ˈlɔːləs $ ˈlɒː-/ adjective  DISOBEYnot obeying the law, or not controlled by the law 不守法的;不受法律控制的 OPP law-abiding this increasingly lawless society 这个越来越目无法纪的社会 These border areas are among the most lawless regions in the world. 这些边境地区是世界上最没有法纪的区域。lawlessness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
lawlesslawless terroristsa lawless war zone
law·less adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus law, law by or not controlled obeying the the not


lawless
lawless /ˈlɔːləs $ ˈlɒː-/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: law, lawyer, outlaw, lawfulness, lawlessness; verb: outlaw; adverb: lawfullyunlawfully; adjective: lawfulunlawful
not obeying the law, or not controlled by the law
   OPP  law-abiding:
    this increasingly lawless society
    These border areas are among the most lawless regions in the world.
—lawlessness noun [uncountable]


law·lessBrE /ˈlɔːləs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlɔːləs/ 🔊 adjective(of a country or an area 国家或地区) where laws do not exist or are not obeyed 无法律的;不遵守法律的lawless streets没有法纪的街区the lawless days of the revolution那场革命期间无法无天的日子(of people or their actions 人或行为) without respect for the law 不遵守法律的;目无法纪的;不法的 SYN anarchic, wild lawless gangs目无法纪的团伙 law·less·ness BrE /ˈlɔːləsnəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlɔːləsnəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]