lawless

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

lawless
    adj 1: without law or control; "the system is economically
           inefficient and politically anarchic" [syn: {anarchic},
           {anarchical}, {lawless}]
    2: lax in enforcing laws; "a wide-open town" [syn: {wide-open},
       {lawless}]
    3: disobedient to or defiant of law; "lawless bands roaming the
       plains" [syn: {lawless}, {outlaw(a)}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lawless \Law"less\, a.
   1. Contrary to, or unauthorized by, law; illegal; as, a
      lawless claim.
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            He needs no indirect nor lawless course. --Shak.
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   2. Not subject to, or restrained by, the law of morality or
      of society; as, lawless men or behavior.
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   3. Not subject to the laws of nature; uncontrolled.
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            Or, meteorlike, flame lawless through the void.
                                                  --Pope.
      -- {Law"less*ly}, adv. -- {Law"less*ness}, n.
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from Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

LAWLESS. Without law; without lawful control.

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