lawlessness, outlawry
(noun) illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law
Source: WordNet® 3.1
outlawry (countable and uncountable, plural outlawries)
(legal, historical) A declaration that an individual cannot benefit from the protection of law in a jurisdiction. [from 14th c.]
The state of being an outlaw; lawlessness. [from 19th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Out"law`ry, n.; pl. Outlawries (.
1. The act of outlawing; the putting a man out of the protection of law, or the process by which a man (as an absconding criminal) is deprived of that protection.
2. The state of being an outlaw.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 June 2025
(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”
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.
