Lawless ˈlɔːləs ˈlɔːləsnəs Adj Lawlessness Actions Law [Usu
"Lawless" describes a place or people that do not obey or respect the law, and is the opposite of "law-abiding." It can also describe actions that are illegal and often violent.
"Lawless" describes a place or people that do not obey or respect the law, and is the opposite of "law-abiding." It can also describe actions that are illegal and often violent.
[ADJ 形容词]（尤指疯狂暴力的行为）违法的，非法的，不法的Lawless actions break the law, especially in a wild and violent way.
[usu ADJ n]
The government recognised there were problems in urban areas but these could never be an excuse for lawless behaviour.
政府承认市区存在问题，但决不可拿这些作为不法行为的借口。
lawlessness
Lawlessness is a major problem.
法治败坏是一个重大问题。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（某一地方或时期）目无法纪的，法网不及的 A lawless place or time is one where people do not respect the law.
[usu ADJ n]
...lawless inner-city streets plagued by muggings, thefts, assaults and even murder.
不断有抢劫、盗窃、伤人乃至谋杀案件发生的无法无天的市中心区街道
...people struggling to restore moral values in an increasingly lawless and godless age.
在一个越来越罔顾法纪、缺失信仰的时代力图重树道德观的人们
Oxford
law·less/ˈlɔːləs; NAmEˈlɔːləs/adjective1(of a country or an area 国家或地区)where laws do not exist or are not obeyed 无法律的；不遵守法律的◆lawless streets没有法纪的街区◆the lawless days of the revolution那场革命期间无法无天的日子2(of people or their actions 人或其行为)without respect for the law 不遵守法律的；目无法纪的；不法的SYN
not obeying the law, or not controlled by the lawOPP law-abiding: this increasingly lawless society These border areas are among the most lawless regions in the world.—lawlessness noun [uncountable]
WDF
lawless
[ˈlɔ:ləs]
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ADJ18879
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无法无天的(89%)，违法的(11%)
adj.非法的；无法律的
n.(Lawless)人名；(英)劳利斯
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