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lawless

adj
/ˈlɔːləs/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *lagą Old Norse lag Old Norse lǫgbor. Old English lagu Middle English lawe Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les Middle English laweles English lawless From Middle English laweles; equivalent to law + -less. Cognate with Danish lovløs (“lawless”), Swedish laglös (“lawless”), Norwegian lovløs (“lawless”), Icelandic löglaus (“lawless”).

  1. inherited from laweles

Definitions

  1. Not governed by any law.

  2. Prohibited by law

    Prohibited by law; unlawful, illegal.

    • This countrey ſwarmes with vile outragious men, That liue by rapine and by lawleſſe ſpoile, Fit ſouldiers for the wicked Tamburlaine.
    • For ſure the Gods / Are not devoid of wiſdom, but perceive / What oaths are lawleſs and by force extorted.
    • “We’re in a moment in this country where transgender people in this country are under attack in lawless ways,” said Chase Strangio, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union who represented transgender teens at the high court.

  3. Not restrained by the law or by discipline

    Not restrained by the law or by discipline; disorderly, unruly.

    • On why leaving lawless places and leaving pseudovirtuous groups is loving such places and groups
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A surname from Middle English.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA