Lawless

Lawless
Lawless Law"less, a. 1. Contrary to, or unauthorized by, law; illegal; as, a lawless claim. [1913 Webster]

He needs no indirect nor lawless course. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. Not subject to, or restrained by, the law of morality or of society; as, lawless men or behavior. [1913 Webster]

3. Not subject to the laws of nature; uncontrolled. [1913 Webster]

Or, meteorlike, flame lawless through the void. --Pope. -- {Law"less*ly}, adv. -- {Law"less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • Lawless — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Blackie Lawless (* 1956), US amerikanischer Musiker Emily Lawless (1845–1913), irische Schriftstellerin Lucy Lawless (* 1968), neuseeländische Schauspielerin Tom Lawless (* 1956), US amerikanischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • lawless — [lô′lis] adj. 1. without law; not regulated by the authority of law [a lawless city] 2. not in conformity with law; illegal [lawless practices] 3. not obeying the law; unruly; disorderly lawlessly adv. lawlessness n …   English World dictionary

  • Lawless — Lawless  латинская chicano rap группа из Лос Анджелеса, США, штат Калифорния. Почти все песни группы исполнены на английском языке, остальные  на испанском. Группой выпущено 3 альбома. Некоторые записи использованы в записи микстейпов DJ Payback… …   Википедия

  • Lawless — es un grupo latino de rap nativo de Los Ángeles, California. Discografía Here s To You (1998). A Way Of Life (2000). Wild, Wild West (2002). Sweet Sexy Mama (2002) Categoría: Grupos de rap de Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

  • lawless — c.1200, lawelese (see LAW (Cf. law) + LESS (Cf. less)) Related: Lawlessly; lawlessness …   Etymology dictionary

  • lawless — [adj] reckless, ungoverned anarchic, anarchical, anarchistic, bad, barbarous, chaotic, contumacious, criminal, despotic, disobedient, disordered, disorderly, evil, fierce, heterodox, infringing, insubordinate, insurgent, mutinous, nihilistic,… …   New thesaurus

  • lawless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not governed by or obedient to laws. DERIVATIVES lawlessly adverb lawlessness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • Lawless —  Cette page d’homonymie répertorie des personnes (réelles ou fictives) partageant un même patronyme. Lawless est un nom de famille notamment porté par : Blackie Lawless (1956 ), chanteur et guitariste du groupe de Heavy metal W.A.S.P.… …   Wikipédia en Français

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