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• n  a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
• n  illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law

• Starting from scratch will not be easy for the new regimeNo law, no heaven" is an old Chinese way of describing lawlessness.
• While no substantial evidence of such atrocities has yet emerged, the toll of the fighting and ensuing lawlessness has exacerbated ethnic animosities; once neighborly Ossetians and .
• Photographer Erik Meza rides with the Federal Police in the Mexican capital as they battle a seemingly endless wave of lawlessness.

• anarchy
• outlawry

News & Articles

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• The Purge: 5 Ways to Prepare for Lockdown
  America, a decade from now. Crime and poverty are at an all-time low. The catch: One day a year, a 12-hour period of lawlessness is unleashed upon the nation. Between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., the...
  June 9, 2013 - E! Online
• In Libya, Gunfight Between Protesters And Former Rebels Leaves 7 Dead In Benghazi
  TRIPOLI, Libya -- A gunfight between protesters and former rebels aligned with the military in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi left seven people dead on Saturday, a health official said, the latest episode of lawlessness to hit the North African country.
  June 9, 2013 - The Huffington Post
• Gunfight in Libya's eastern city leaves 7 dead
  TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A gunfight between protesters and former rebels aligned with the military in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi left seven people dead on Saturday, a health official said, the latest episode of lawlessness to hit the North African country.
  June 8, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• John Boehner in The Associated Press
  Boehner said the federal government should not sue Arizona but should help that state and others "stop the crime and lawlessness along the border."
• Rafik Hariri in 940 News
  My appeal to you and to myself as well, the appeal of all Lebanon, is to stop the slide towards civil war, to stop the language of arms and lawlessness,said Hariri, the son of a slain former prime minister, in a televised appeal to Nasrallah.
• Patrick Leahy in International Herald Tribune
  The Military Commissions Act is a dangerous and misguided law that undercuts our freedoms and assaults our Constitution by removing vital checks and balances designed to prevent government overreaching and lawlessness,Leahy said in a statement.