| NOUN | state | lawlessness, anarchy | a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) |
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| attribute | lawlessness, outlawry | illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts |
| Sounds | lao'lahsnahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | A state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government). | |
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| Synonym | anarchy | |
| Category | government, governing, governance, government activity, administration | The act of governing |
| Narrower | nihilism | complete denial of all established authority and institutions |
| Broader | disorder | A disturbance of the peace or of public order |
| Spanish | acracia, anarquía | |
| Catalan | acràcia, anarquia | |
| Adjectives | lawless | without law or control |
| lawless | lax in enforcing laws | |
| Meaning | illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law. | |
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| Synonym | outlawry | |
| Broader | illegality | unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute |
| Adjectives | lawless | disobedient to or defiant of law |
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