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Lawlessness

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anarchynoun(uncountable) The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
outlawrynounThe state of being an outlaw; lawlessness.

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anarchynoun(uncountable) The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
outlawrynounThe state of being an outlaw; lawlessness.
wrongdoingnoun(uncountable) Violation of standards of behavior.
unlawfulnessnoun(uncountable) The state of being unlawful.
injusticenounViolation of the rights of another person or people.
illegalitynoun(law) the state of being illegal
misrulenounThe state of being ruled badly; disorder, lawlessness, anarchy.
unaccountabilitynounThe state or condition of being unaccountable.
impunitynoun(uncountable) Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc.
barbaritynoun(uncountable) The state of being barbarous; brutality
barbarismnounA barbaric act.
disordernounAbsence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
criminalitynoun(uncountable) Criminal activity.
crimenoun(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.
disarraynounA lack of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.
chaosnounAny state of disorder; a confused or amorphous mixture or conglomeration.
messnouna thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
messy(of a place, situation, person, etc) In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.
mayhemnounA state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos.
criminalisationnounNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of criminalization. [The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.]

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