lawlessly
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7.2
- adverb
- /ˈlɔːləsli/
:
ilegalmente
- What are you going to do when Obama just lawlessly issues decrees?
Examples
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Therefore, the authorities of the state act lawlessly on this matter with impunity.
Blog text (11) -
It is a criminal rising of the lowest class, of the gangsters and rabble who have been allowed by Tammany to run lawlessly!
Fiction book (2002) -
In the second Ernie Wentzel Memorial Lecture, Justice John Didcott expressed the view that the country had become lawless because power was exercised lawlessly.
Academic text (1990) -
Moreover, however lawlessly the South Korean state may have behaved over the past generation, its conduct quite obviously did not forestall rapid and sustained material advance for the populace under its jurisdiction.
Academic text (1992) -
The protesters moved through the streets, acting lawlessly and disregarding the police orders.
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During the riot, some individuals behaved lawlessly, breaking windows and looting stores.
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He knew that driving lawlessly could lead to severe penalties, but he did it anyway.
Synonyms
197
2.1
In a way that breaks the law
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6.5
In a way that breaks the law
14
4.3
In a way that breaks the law
2
6.8
In a way that breaks the law or rules
1
8.1
In a way that rules or the law do not allow
Antonyms
How Lawless
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lawlessly comes from law meaning 'rules' and the ending -less meaning 'without', with -ly added to show how the action happens. Like in careless, -less means 'without', so lawlessly describes doing something 'without' respect for the law.