Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for LAW'LESS
LAW'LESS, a.
- Not subject to law; unrestrained by law; as, a lawless tyrant; lawless men.
- Contrary to law; illegal; unauthorized; as, a lawless claim. He needs no indirect nor lawless course. – Shak.
- Not subject to the ordinary laws of nature; uncontrolled. He, meteor-like, flames lawless through the void. – Pope.
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