01 a. Contrary to, or unauthorized by, law; illegal; as, a lawless claim.
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Contrary to, or unauthorized by, law; illegal; as, a lawless claim.“He needs no indirect nor lawless course.” — Shak.
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Not subject to, or restrained by, the law of morality or of society; as, lawless men or behavior.
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Not subject to the laws of nature; uncontrolled.“Or, meteorlike, flame lawless through the void.” — Pope.