Lawlessness - English meaning

noun

A state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems.

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The country has been plunged into a state of anarchy

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A lack of organization and control in a society or group, esp. because either there is no government or it has no power

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Civil war has led to anarchy., the crowd was restless and verging on anarchy., belief in freedom do…

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A situation in which there is no organization and control, especially in society, because there is no effective government

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What we are witnessing is the country's slow slide into anarchy., the country has been in a state o…

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Complete disorder and confusion.

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Snow caused chaos in the region

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A state of disorder and confusion

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Repairs to the major highway this summer will bring chaos to commuters., the house is a little chao…

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A state of total confusion with no order

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Snow and ice have caused chaos on the roads., ever since our secretary walked out, the office has b…

noun

An action or omission which constitutes an offence and is punishable by law.

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Shoplifting was a serious crime

verb

(especially in the army) charge with or find guilty of an offence.

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They found the note and i got crimed for it

noun

An action or activity that is against the law, or illegal activity generally

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[ u ] violent crime has been reduced., [ c ] it’s a crime to yell "fire" in a crowded theater if th…

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Behaviour that is contrary to or forbidden by criminal law.

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A regime that sanctions organized criminality

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Illegal activities or behaviour

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The new measures are intended to reduce criminality and drug dealing in the area., police don't sus…

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The fact of being illegal

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He did not realize the criminality of his offences., the criminality of his exploits caused his exp…

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A state of confusion.

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The world 's currency markets were in disorder

verb

Disrupt the systematic functioning or neat arrangement of.

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They are disordering the political landscape

noun

A state in which objects or conditions are in no particular order; lack of system or planned organization

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The room was in such disorder that she couldn’t find anything., [ c ] a mental/physical disorder, […

noun

An active revolt or uprising.

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Rebels are waging an armed insurgency to topple the monarchy

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The violent struggle of a group of people who refuse to accept their government's power

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The insurgency continues despite last week's assault on the rebel stronghold.

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An occasion when a group of people attempt to take control of their country by force

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The government is reported to be concerned about the growing insurgency in the south.

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A violent uprising against an authority or government.

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The insurrection was savagely put down

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An organized attempt by a group of people to defeat their government or ruler and take control of the country, usually by violence

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An organized attempt by a group of people to defeat their government and take control of their country, usually by violence

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Armed insurrection

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The unfair or inefficient conduct of the affairs of a country or state.

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A country that is recovering from decades of misrule

verb

Govern (a country or state) badly.

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He misruled his country for fourteen years

noun

Bad government that shows no justice or fairness

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She blamed her country's economic collapse on 40 years of communist misrule.

noun

An open rebellion against the proper authorities, especially by soldiers or sailors against their officers.

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A mutiny by those manning the weapons could trigger a global war

verb

Refuse to obey the orders of a person in authority.

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Thousands of the soldiers mutinied over the non-payment of wages

noun

Refusal to obey orders, or a violent attempt to take control from people in authority, esp. in the military or on a ship

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[ u ] walker’s superiors charged him with mutiny., mutinous troops failed to overthrow the governme…

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An act of armed resistance to an established government or leader.

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The authorities put down a rebellion by landless colonials

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Violent action organized by a group of people who refuse to accept their government’s power and are willing to use force to oppose it

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[ c ] the african-american nat turner led an 1831 rebellion., [ u ] many students were in rebellion…

noun

A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system.

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The country has had a socialist revolution

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A sudden and great change, esp. the violent change of a system of government

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[ u ] the country seems to be heading toward revolution., [ c ] the discovery of penicillin produce…

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A big change or improvement in the way that something works or looks, or in the way that people do a particular activity

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A revolution in sth facing up to climate change requires a revolution in business thinking., an eco…

noun

A violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd.

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Riots broke out in the capital

verb

Take part in a violent public disturbance.

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Students rioted in paris

noun

A noisy and violent public gathering

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The streets in this district include south central los angeles, where the riots broke out two years…

noun

The quality of being difficult to control

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He is a peaceful person who dislikes unruliness and disorder, and prefers calm., it was not the unr…

noun

The character of being uncultivated, undomesticated, or inhospitable.

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The wildness and beauty of the scottish hills

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The quality of being uncontrolled, violent, or extreme

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They are no longer able to claim the wildness of youth as any excuse for their behaviour., there wa…