LAWLESSNESS

lawlessness, outlawry

(noun) illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law

anarchy, lawlessness

(noun) a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lawlessness (countable and uncountable, plural lawlessnesses)

a lack of law and order; anarchy

defiance of the law; outlawry

Synonyms

• unlaw

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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