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anarchic (also anarchical), disorderly, lawbreaking, unruly
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The lawless party began with a red carpet and complimentary tequila shot upon entry, mud wrestling and ice sculpture drama, and sadly ended with a hungover and disappointed Delgado. — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE.com, "A Look Back at Birthday Boy Brody Jenner's Reality Show History," 21 Aug. 2019 For months, we were called thugs, as though our black skin precluded us from being patriots. We were painted as lawless and disorganized, despite our strategy and discipline. — Brittany Packnett, Time, "How Ferguson Woke Us Up," 8 Aug. 2019 Prince explained that 8chan: [H]ave proven themselves to be lawless and that lawlessness has caused multiple tragic deaths. — Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz, "The protective shield on a site known for harboring mass murderers has been lowered," 5 Aug. 2019 However, less has been said about the possibility of such weapons ending up in enemy hands in the chaotic and lawless theater of war – both Iran proxies and extremist Sunni militias. — Fox News, "Trump administration gets green light to sell arms to Saudi Arabia, after Senate rejects veto overrides," 30 July 2019 Nevertheless, this may be less of a Solskjaer problem and more of a Manchester United one - no coach has truly impressed at Old Trafford since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement and the squad seems to be lawless. — SI.com, "7 Players Who Returned to Their Former Club as Manager & How They Fared," 17 June 2019 The digital vigilante operates in a nearly lawless space, weaponizing a crucial online commodity: information. — Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz, "There’s a global movement of Facebook vigilantes who hunt pedophiles," 24 July 2019 China’s lawless efforts to infiltrate the American academy and high-tech industries are not an invention of anti-Communist fanatics. — Jonathan S. Tobin, National Review, "Don’t Dismiss Communist China’s Critics," 23 July 2019 In fact, his commitment to the rules is jarring, considering his life ends in such a lawless spree. — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, "Cities Of Last Things," 15 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lawless.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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