lawlessness

• Substantivo que designa o estado de desordem e ausência de controle legal, frequentemente resultante da falência do governo, ou a qualidade de ser ilegal e de não se submeter à lei.

A noun referring to a state of disorder and lack of legal control, often resulting from governmental failure, or the quality of being illegal and defying the law.

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1. State of disorderC1formal

   A condition where there is no effective government or law enforcement, leading to chaos and criminal activity.

   Ausência de lei

   • The region descended into lawlessness after the government collapsed.
   • Lawlessness spread through the city as police lost control.
   • The failure of the authorities created a state of lawlessness.

   Sinônimosanarchychaosdisorderunrest

   Antônimoscontrolgovernmentlaworderrule

2. Defiance of lawC1formal

   The quality or state of being illegal; behavior that deliberately breaks the law.

   Ilegalidade

   • The gang's lawlessness terrorized the neighborhood for years.
   • Lawlessness on the streets forced many businesses to close.
   • The judge condemned the defendant's blatant lawlessness.

   Sinônimosanarchychaoscriminalitydelinquencydisorderillegalityoutlawrytransgressionviolation

   Antônimosdisciplinelawfulnesslegalityobedienceorder