lawless
adjective
contrary to or without regard for the law.
lawlessly
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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
For decades, it argues, the men of the mega-wealthy Hammer dynasty have been up to no good — living lawlessly and greedily, and harming others.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 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
He predicted that most business people considering Baltimore would see what happened Monday night “for what it really was — three hundred or four hundred people lawlessly taking advantage of a situation.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2015
Fred divined what was coming, and played louder, wilder, lawlessly.
From The Eye of Zeitoon by Talbot Mundy
