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  1. 1. a. Contrary to, or unauthorized by, law; illegal; as, a lawless claim. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Not subject to, or restrained by, the law of morality or of society; as, lawless men or behavior. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Not subject to the laws of nature; uncontrolled. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. without law or control Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adj. lax in enforcing laws Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adj. disobedient to or defiant of law Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 1. Contrary to, or unauthorized by, law; illegal; as, a lawless claim. He needs no indirect nor lawless course. Shak. 2. Not subject to, or restrained by, the law of morality or of society; as, lawless men or behavior. 3. Not subject to the laws of nature; uncontrolled. Or, meteorlike, flame lawless through the void. Pope. -- Law"less*ly, adv. -- Law"less*ness, n. Source: webster
  8. 8. j:100 s. disobedient to or defiant of law Source: ecdict

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