Lawless actions break the law, especially in a wild and violent way.
例句
The government recognised there were problems in urban areas but these could never be an excuse for lawless behaviour.政府承認市區存在問題,但決不可拿這些作為不法行為的借口。
ADJ-GRADED
(某一地方或時期)目無法紀的,法網不及的
A lawless place or time is one where people do not respect the law.
例句
...lawless inner-city streets plagued by muggings, thefts, assaults and even murder.不斷有搶劫、盜竊、傷人乃至謀殺案件發生的無法無天的市中心區街道...people struggling to restore moral values in an increasingly lawless and godless age.在一個越來越罔顧法紀、缺失信仰的時代力圖重樹道德觀的人們
英漢詞典釋義
n.
不服從法律;不受法律制約;未實施法律
lawlessness in the streets街上治安混亂
目無法紀;非法,違法
That area is full of rampant lawlessness.那個地區充斥著犯罪事件。Liberty often degenerates into lawlessness.自由常常變質為無法無天。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
2. illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law