lawlessness

English Thesaurus

1. illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	illegality,
definition	:	unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute (noun.attribute)

2. a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) (noun.state)

hypernym	:	disorder,
definition	:	a disturbance of the peace or of public order (noun.state)

hyponym	:	nihilism,
definition	:	complete denial of all established authority and institutions (noun.state)

domain category	:	administration, governance, governing, government, government activity,
definition	:	the act of governing; exercising authority (noun.act)

3. illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw,
definition	:	declare illegal; outlaw (verb.social)

derivation	:	lawless, outlaw,
definition	:	disobedient to or defiant of law (adj.all)

4. a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) (noun.state)

derivation	:	anarchist, nihilist, syndicalist,
definition	:	an advocate of anarchism (noun.person)

derivation	:	anarchic, anarchical, lawless,
definition	:	without law or control (adj.all)

derivation	:	lawless, wide-open,
definition	:	lax in enforcing laws (adj.all)

5. illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw,
definition	:	declare illegal; outlaw (verb.social)

derivation	:	lawless, outlaw,
definition	:	disobedient to or defiant of law (adj.all)

6. a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) (noun.state)

derivation	:	anarchist, nihilist, syndicalist,
definition	:	an advocate of anarchism (noun.person)

derivation	:	anarchic, anarchical, lawless,
definition	:	without law or control (adj.all)

derivation	:	lawless, wide-open,
definition	:	lax in enforcing laws (adj.all)