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Lawless

/lˈɔləs/
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(adj) Not governed by any law.

In a lawless outpost deep within the desert, everybody wore football shoulder pads and mohawks.
Better the naked and the honest than the rich and lawless.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The region had become a ____ area where criminal gangs were able to operate without any fear of the police.

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