lawlessness

CEFRC1

/lˈɔləsnəs/

noun

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The government still lacks full control of the countryside, where lawlessness persists.
It was an era of lawlessness.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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In context

Near-synonyms: Wild West, free-for-all
We’re in decline because a spirit of lawlessness, shamelessness and brainlessness has become a leading feature of a conservative movement that was supposed to be a bulwark against all three.

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The Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, created in the 1950s to break the mob’s grip on the docks, became its own bastion of corruption and lawlessnesses, according to a scathing report from the released on Tuesday after a nearly two-year investigation by the state inspector general’s office.
2009 December 8, Jennifer 8. Lee, “Corruption Found at Waterfront Watchdog”, in The New York Times
We’re in decline because a spirit of lawlessness, shamelessness and brainlessness has become a leading feature of a conservative movement that was supposed to be a bulwark against all three.
2023 August 28, Gail Collins and Bret Stephens, “Vivek Ramaswamy Is Suddenly Part of Our Political Life”, in The New York Times

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From lawless + -ness.