lawlessly
- a word derived from lawless.
Example Sentences
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“Defendants have also, in essence, lawlessly threatened to commute Hanson’s sentence to life imprisonment,” from the death penalty he received.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2022
The filing alleges they "acted unconscionably and lawlessly" toward the victim with "reckless dissemination of evidence" to media producers seeking to cover the case.
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2021
Those at all levels of government should allow communities to reckon with history lawfully if they are to continue to condemn protesters for doing so lawlessly.
From Washington Post • Jun. 25, 2020
He continues to be lawlessly imprisoned in China.
From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2019
Only the Earl and his daughter had come off their P's and Q's, most lawlessly.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
