lawless
Adjective Satellite
- without law or control
- lax in enforcing laws
- disobedient to or defiant of law
- "lawless bands roaming the plains"
Adj
- Not governed by any law.
- Prohibited by law; unlawful, illegal.
- Not restrained by the law or by discipline; disorderly, unruly.
Adjective
- Not regulated by law; without legal control.
Examples
- On why leaving lawless places and leaving pseudovirtuous groups is loving such places and groups
- The LAWLESS abandoned letters on the board invited chaotic, difficult-to-form words.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English laweles; equivalent to law + -less. Cognate with Danish lovløs (“lawless”), Swedish laglös (“lawless”), Norwegian lovløs (“lawless”), Icelandic löglaus (“lawless”).
Synonyms
anarchic, anarchical, outlaw, wide-open
Scrabble Score: 10
lawless: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordlawless: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lawless: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
lawless: valid Words With Friends Word