Lawless — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

without law or control

lax in enforcing laws

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɔːləs/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɔːləs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɔːləs/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈɔːləs/.

Examples

the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic
a wide-open town
lawless bands roaming the plains

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

anarchical wide-open anarchic outlaw

Parts of Speech

adjective	without law or control “the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic”
adjective	lax in enforcing laws “a wide-open town”
adjective	disobedient to or defiant of law “lawless bands roaming the plains”

Word Forms

anarchy	noun	a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
lawlessness	noun	a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
outlaw	noun	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gesetzlos

ohne Gesetz oder Kontrolle

🇫🇷French

sans foi ni loi

sans loi ni contrôle

🇪🇸Spanish

ilegal

sin ley ni control

🇮🇹Italian

senza legge

senza legge né controllo

🇳🇱Dutch

wetteloos

zonder wet of controle

🇵🇹Portuguese

sem lei

sem lei ou controle

🇷🇺Russian

беззаконный

без закона и контроля

India

🇮🇳Hindi

न्यायविस्र्द्ध

बिना कानून या नियंत्रण के

🇧🇩Bengali

আইনহীন

আইন বা নিয়ন্ত্রণ ছাড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

சட்டமற்ற

சட்டம் அல்லது கட்டுப்பாடு இல்லாமல்

🇮🇳Telugu

చట్టవిరుద్ధమైన

చట్టం లేదా నియంత్రణ లేకుండా

🇮🇳Marathi

बेकायदेशीर

कायदा किंवा नियंत्रणाशिवाय

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાયદેસર

કાયદો અથવા નિયંત્રણ વિના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾನೂನುಬಾಹಿರ

ಕಾನೂನು ಅಥವಾ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣವಿಲ್ಲದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിയമവിരുദ്ധമായ

നിയമമോ നിയന്ത്രണമോ ഇല്ലാതെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਨੂੰਨਹੀਣ

ਕਾਨੂੰਨ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

لاقانونیت

قانون یا کنٹرول کے بغیر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无法无天的

不受法律或控制

🇯🇵Japanese

無法な

法律も管理もなしに

🇰🇷Korean

불법의

법이나 통제 없이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô luật pháp

không có luật pháp hoặc sự kiểm soát

🇹🇭Thai

ผิดกฎหมาย

โดยไม่มีกฎหมายหรือการควบคุม

🇮🇩Indonesian

melanggar hukum

tanpa hukum dan kendali

🇵🇭Filipino

walang batas

walang batas o kontrol

🇲🇾Malay

tanpa undang-undang

tanpa undang-undang atau kawalan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خارج عن القانون

دون قانون أو رقابة

🇮🇷Persian

بی قانون

بدون قانون یا کنترل

🇹🇷Turkish

kanunsuz

kanun veya kontrol olmaksızın

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּפקָר

ללא חוק או שליטה

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