Lawlessness Meaning in English

word

US

ˈɫɔɫəsnəs

LAW-luss-nuss

UK

lˈɔːləsnəs

LAW-luss-nuss

التعريف

A situation or condition where there are no laws, or laws are not obeyed, leading to disorder and chaos.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Formal, often used in news, academic, or legal contexts. Common collocations: 'period of lawlessness', 'resulted in lawlessness', 'complete lawlessness'. It generally refers to disorder caused by a lack of legal control.

• Spanish: anarquía - falta de ley
• Portuguese (BR): anarquia - ilegalidade
• Portuguese (PT): anarquia - ilegalidade
• Chinese (Simplified): 无法无天 - 混乱
• Chinese (Traditional): 無法無天 - 混亂
• Hindi: अराजकता - कानून न होना
• Arabic: الفوضى - غياب القانون
• Bengali: অরাজকতা - আইনহীনতা
• Russian: беззаконие - анархия
• Japanese: 無法状態 - 無秩序
• Vietnamese: tình trạng vô luật pháp - vô chính phủ
• Korean: 무법 상태 - 무질서
• Turkish: kanunsuzluk - başıboşluk
• Urdu: لاقانونیت - بد نظمی
• Indonesian: ketidakberaturan - keadaan tanpa hukum

جمل نموذجية

The city fell into lawlessness after the war.

basic

Lawlessness can make people feel unsafe.

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The police acted to stop the lawlessness in the area.

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Years of corruption led to complete lawlessness on the streets.

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Without strong leadership, lawlessness quickly spread through the region.

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People grew tired of the constant lawlessness in their neighborhood.

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