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adjective

Lawless adj.

Contrary to, or unauthorized by, law; illegal; as, a lawless claim. "He needs no indirect nor lawless course."

Not subject to, or restrained by, the law of morality or of society; as, lawless men or behavior.

Not subject to the laws of nature; uncontrolled. "Or, meteorlike, flame lawless through the void."

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"Lawless" Quotes from Famous Books

... not do to let too much time go by. Brittler would soon be returning, driving the sheep ahead of him; then they would have two lawless men to contend with, instead of one, unless they chose to be quiet and tamely allow the spoilers to make off with ...

— Jim Spurling, Fisherman - or Making Good • Albert Walter Tolman

... board I met an old friend of my father's, a missionary, whom I had known at home. He spoke to me seriously, and warned me against joining the vessel, knowing as he did, the lawless character of her crew. He offered to obtain my discharge if I would come and live with him. His words made a deep impression on my heart, although I was too self-willed to follow his advice. During the voyage, while we were sailing from island to island, those words often ...

— Mary Liddiard - The Missionary's Daughter • W.H.G. Kingston

... daring adventurer than Molly would have hesitated at his tone and grown cautious, but a certain blithe indifference to the consequences of her actions was a part of her lawless inheritance from ...

— The Miller Of Old Church • Ellen Glasgow

... fracture; after his death justice demanded a still further investigation of the corpse: and yet during all these trying circumstances an important witness can declare that the behaviour of the supposed lawless people was not merely decent—it was more than exemplary—it was delicate, tender, nay, refined; it was moreover exempt from prejudice, at the same time that it was full of feeling. Were the details in place ...

— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 20, - Issue 572, October 20, 1832 • Various

... continent it is both our duty and our interest to cultivate the most friendly relations. We can never feel indifferent to their fate, and must always rejoice in their prosperity. Unfortunately both for them and for us, our example and advice have lost much of their influence in consequence of the lawless expeditions which have been fitted out against some of them within the limits of our country. Nothing is better calculated to retard our steady material progress or impair our character as a nation than ...

— State of the Union Addresses of James Buchanan • James Buchanan

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