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Definitions: Lawlessness |
LawlessnessNoun1. A state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government). 2. Illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "lawlessness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
Synonyms: LawlessnessSynonyms: anarchy (n), outlawry (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Illegality | Noun: lawlessness; illicitness; breach of law, violation of law, infraction of the law; disobedience; unconformity. |
Nonobservance | Lawlessness; disobedience; bad faith. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Lawlessness |
| English words defined with "lawlessness": anarchy ♦ Brazen age. (references) |
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| Author | Quotation |
Thurgood Marshall | Lawlessness is lawlessness. Anarchy is anarchy. Neither race nor color nor frustration is an excuse for either lawlessness or anarchy. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Philippines | In 1972, President Ferdinand E. Marcos (1965-86) declared martial law, citing growing lawlessness and open rebellion by the communist rebels as his justification. (references) |
Human Rights | Guyana | It stated that the GPF is overwhelmed by criminal and politically induced lawlessness. (references) |
Brazil | According to public security officials, death squads in which the police are involved contributed significantly to the level of violence and lawlessness. (references) | |
Political Economy | Indonesia | Although stability has largely returned to the territory following the arrival of international forces, crime and lawlessness are problems. (references) |
Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe's descent into government-sanctioned lawlessness began in February 2000, shortly after Zimbabweans rejected the Government's draft constitution in a national referendum. (references) | |
Indonesia | Among the key political issues with economic implications are outbreaks of communal violence around the country, but especially in the Malukus and Kalimantan (Borneo); an armed separatist insurgency in Aceh and demands for greater autonomy or independence in Papua/Irian Jaya; and a rising level of lawlessness and vigilante justice throughout the country. (references) | |
Women | Fiji | However, following the attempted coup in 2000 and the resulting general sense of lawlessness and downturn in the economy, reports of domestic violence and police brutality against women increased. (references) |
Afghanistan | As lawlessness and interfactional fighting continued in some areas, violence against women occurred frequently, including beatings, rapes, forced marriages, disappearances, kidnapings, and killings. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | We, at every level of the government, State, local, Federal, know that the American people have had enough of rising crime and lawlessness in this country. |
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| "Lawlessness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Lawlessness" is used about 85 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 85 | 35,870 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
lawlessness | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "lawlessness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | shkelje ligjesh (anomie). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | فوضى (anarchy, chaos, clatter, clutter, commotion, confusion, disarray, disorder, hugger mugger, jumble, litter, mess, misrule, mix up, muddle, muss, rumpus, shambles, topsy turvy, turmoil, welter), عدم شرعية, جموح (defiance, disobedience, recalcitrance, stubborn). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | разюзданост (irregularity), необузданост (turbulence, unrestraint), анархия (anarchy, disorder), беззаконие (anomie, wrong). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 非法 (Adulterous, illegal, illegitimacy, illegitimate, lawless, Wrongful, Wrongfully). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | nezákonnost (illegality). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | manque de respect envers la loi, illégalité, anarchie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | gesetzlosigkeit (outlawry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ανομία (anomie, iniquitousness, iniquity, lawness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | פריצות (degeneration, insolence, licentiousness, obscenity, orgy, vice, violence), אי חוקיות (illegality, illegitimacy), "פקרות (anarchy, licentiousness, profligacy, wantonness), "פקר (anarchy, unclaimed property, waif). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | törvényellenesség, jogtalanság (abuse, amiss, illegitimacy, injustice). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | mancanza di leggi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 亡状 (discourtesy), 不軌 (violation of customs), 不法 (illegality, injustice, unlawfulness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ぼうじょう (an atrocity or outrage, cylinder or rod-shaped, discourtesy), ふほう (illegality, injustice, news of a person's death, unlawfulness), ふき (accidental, addition, additional or supplemental note, appendix, butterbur, clumsiness, dying, freedom, independence, liberty, note, returning no more, rising no more, unexpected, unskillfulness, violation of customs). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 무법. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | meereiltys (anarchy, disloyalty, disorder, irregularity, misrule, turbulence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | awlessnesslay anarhie (anarchy, chaos). (various references) беззаконие (anomie, anomy, iniquity, outrage). (various references) bezakonje. (various references) desorden (chaos, clutter, confusion, defile, disarray, disorder, litter, muddle, muss, turbulence, turmoil, unrest, untidiness), desenfreno (indulgence, licence, license, unruliness, wantonness, wildness). (various references) laglöshet (outlawry). (various references) yolsuzluk (defraudation, graft, malpractice), kanunsuzluk. (various references) kanunsyzlyk. (various references) незаконність (illegality, illegitimacy), беззаконня (anomy, exorbitance, exorbitancy). (various references) tình trạng vô trật tự, tình trạng không có pháp luật tình trạng không hợp pháp tình trạng lộn xộn, tình trạng hỗn loạn (helter-skelter, pell-mell, topsyturvydom). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "lawlessness": lawlessnesses. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "lawlessness": flawlessness. (additional references) | |
Words containing "lawlessness": flawlessnesses. (additional references) | |
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"Lawlessness" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: planlessness. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "lawlessness" (pronounced lô"lusnus) |
| 6 | -l u s n u s | callousness, carelessness, helplessness, homelessness, hopelessness, joblessness, powerlessness, recklessness, restlessness, ruthlessness, selflessness, weightlessness. |
| 5 | -u s n u s | cautiousness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, disingenuousness, fractiousness, graciousness, nervousness, outrageousness, pompousness, rebelliousness, righteousness, seriousness, unconsciousness, viciousness. |
| 4 | -s n u s | closeness, hoarseness, niceness. |
| 3 | -n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, calmness, casualness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, highness, holiness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, newness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, possessiveness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restrictiveness, richness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, sensitiveness, separateness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-l-l-n-s-s-s-s-w" | |
-3 letters: lensless, newsless, wellness. | |
-4 letters: aweless, awnless, lawless, lessens, seesaws, waeness, weasels. | |
-5 letters: allees, aneles, assess, awless, easels, lasses, leases, lenses, lessen, nesses, newels, sasses, seesaw, selles, senses, sewans, snells, swales, swells, weasel. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-l-l-n-s-s-s-s-w" | |
+1 letter: flawlessness, sallownesses. | |
+2 letters: lawlessnesses, shallownesses. | |
+3 letters: flawlessnesses. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4C 61 77 6C 65 73 73 6E 65 73 73 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-.. .- .--. .-.. . ... ... -. . ... ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001100 01100001 01110111 01101100 01100101 01110011 01110011 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)L a w l e s s n e s s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004C 0061 0077 006C 0065 0073 0073 006E 0065 0073 0073 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4667897871858580718585 |
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