"lawless" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɔːləs/ Audio: en-us-lawless.ogg Forms: more lawless [comparative], most lawless [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːləs Etymology: From Middle English laweles; equivalent to law + -less. Cognate with Danish lovløs (“lawless”), Swedish laglös (“lawless”), Norwegian lovløs (“lawless”), Icelandic löglaus (“lawless”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|laweles}} Middle English laweles, {{suffix|en|law|less}} law + -less, {{cog|da|lovløs|t=lawless}} Danish lovløs (“lawless”), {{cog|sv|laglös|t=lawless}} Swedish laglös (“lawless”), {{cog|no|lovløs|t=lawless}} Norwegian lovløs (“lawless”), {{cog|is|löglaus|t=lawless}} Icelandic löglaus (“lawless”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} lawless (comparative more lawless, superlative most lawless)
  1. Not governed by any law. Translations (not governed by the law): ἄνομος (ánomos) (Ancient Greek), lovløs (Danish), wetteloos (Dutch), laiton (Finnish), rechtsfrei (German), 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃 (witōdalaus) (Gothic), illēx (Latin), turekore (Maori), lovløs (Norwegian Bokmål), lovlaus (Norwegian Bokmål), lovlaus (Norwegian Nynorsk), ilegal (Spanish), laglös (Swedish), anneddfol (Welsh)
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  2. Prohibited by law; unlawful, illegal. Categories (topical): Law Translations (prohibited): παράνομος (paránomos) (Ancient Greek), незаконен (nezakonen) (Bulgarian), verboden (Dutch), illegaal (Dutch), onwettig (Dutch), laiton (Finnish), lainvastainen (Finnish), უკანონო (uḳanono) (Georgian), კანონგარეშე (ḳanongareše) (Georgian), gesetzwidrig (German), rāhui (Maori)
    Sense id: en-lawless-en-adj-MhjBIjVT Disambiguation of Law: 32 42 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Gothic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 12 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 44 19 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 18 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 45 19 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 44 19 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 44 18 38 Disambiguation of 'prohibited': 3 92 4
  3. Not restrained by the law or by discipline; disorderly, unruly.
    Sense id: en-lawless-en-adj-suWCXtP6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Gothic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 12 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 44 19 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 18 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 45 19 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 44 19 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 44 18 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lawlessly, lawlessness Translations (not restrained by the law): необуздан (neobuzdan) (Bulgarian), lovløs (Danish), wetteloos (Dutch), laeista piittaamaton (Finnish), laiton (Finnish), sans foi ni loi (French), anarchique (French), gesetzlos (German), turekore (Maori), lovløs (Norwegian Bokmål), lovlaus (Norwegian Bokmål), lovlaus (Norwegian Nynorsk), laglös (Swedish), anneddfol (Welsh)
Disambiguation of 'not restrained by the law': 43 4 52
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          "ref": "c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene ii:",
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      "sense": "not restrained by the law",
      "word": "anneddfol"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lawless"
}
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    "Terms with Ancient Greek translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Georgian translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Gothic translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Latin translations",
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    "Terms with Welsh translations",
    "en:Law"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "lawlessly"
    },
    {
      "word": "lawlessness"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "enm",
        "3": "laweles"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "law",
        "3": "less"
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      "expansion": "law + -less",
      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "lovløs",
        "t": "lawless"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "laglös",
        "t": "lawless"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish laglös (“lawless”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "no",
        "2": "lovløs",
        "t": "lawless"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian lovløs (“lawless”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "löglaus",
        "t": "lawless"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic löglaus (“lawless”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English laweles; equivalent to law + -less. Cognate with Danish lovløs (“lawless”), Swedish laglös (“lawless”), Norwegian lovløs (“lawless”), Icelandic löglaus (“lawless”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more lawless",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most lawless",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Not governed by any law."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "govern",
          "govern"
        ],
        [
          "law",
          "law"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene ii:",
          "text": "This countrey ſwarmes with vile outragious men,\nThat liue by rapine and by lawleſſe ſpoile,\nFit ſouldiers for the wicked Tamburlaine.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1782, Euripides, “Iphegenia in Aulis”, in Michael Wodhull, transl., The Nineteen Tragedies and Fragments of Euripides. … In Four Volumes, volume II, London: […] Thomas Payne and Son, […], →OCLC, page 210:",
          "text": "For ſure the Gods / Are not devoid of wiſdom, but perceive / What oaths are lawleſs and by force extorted.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Prohibited by law; unlawful, illegal."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Prohibited",
          "prohibit#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "unlawful",
          "unlawful"
        ],
        [
          "illegal",
          "illegal"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Not restrained by the law or by discipline; disorderly, unruly."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "restrain",
          "restrain"
        ],
        [
          "discipline",
          "discipline"
        ],
        [
          "disorderly",
          "disorderly"
        ],
        [
          "unruly",
          "unruly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɔːləs/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːləs"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "not governed by the law",
      "word": "lovløs"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "not governed by the law",
      "word": "wetteloos"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not governed by the law",
      "word": "laiton"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not governed by the law",
      "word": "rechtsfrei"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "witōdalaus",
      "sense": "not governed by the law",
      "word": "𐍅𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "ánomos",
      "sense": "not governed by the law",
      "word": "ἄνομος"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "not governed by the law",
      "word": "illēx"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not governed by the law",
      "word": "turekore"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "not governed by the law",
      "word": "lovløs"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "not governed by the law",
      "word": "lovlaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "not governed by the law",
      "word": "lovlaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not governed by the law",
      "word": "ilegal"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not governed by the law",
      "word": "laglös"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "not governed by the law",
      "word": "anneddfol"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nezakonen",
      "sense": "prohibited",
      "word": "незаконен"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "prohibited",
      "word": "verboden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "prohibited",
      "word": "illegaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "prohibited",
      "word": "onwettig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "prohibited",
      "word": "laiton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "prohibited",
      "word": "lainvastainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "uḳanono",
      "sense": "prohibited",
      "word": "უკანონო"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳanongareše",
      "sense": "prohibited",
      "word": "კანონგარეშე"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "prohibited",
      "word": "gesetzwidrig"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "paránomos",
      "sense": "prohibited",
      "word": "παράνομος"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "prohibited",
      "word": "rāhui"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neobuzdan",
      "sense": "not restrained by the law",
      "word": "необуздан"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "not restrained by the law",
      "word": "lovløs"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "not restrained by the law",
      "word": "wetteloos"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not restrained by the law",
      "word": "laeista piittaamaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not restrained by the law",
      "word": "laiton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not restrained by the law",
      "word": "sans foi ni loi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not restrained by the law",
      "word": "anarchique"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not restrained by the law",
      "word": "gesetzlos"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not restrained by the law",
      "word": "turekore"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "not restrained by the law",
      "word": "lovløs"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "not restrained by the law",
      "word": "lovlaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "not restrained by the law",
      "word": "lovlaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not restrained by the law",
      "word": "laglös"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "not restrained by the law",
      "word": "anneddfol"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lawless"
}

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