Definition for LAW'LESS

LAW'LESS, a.

  1. Not subject to law; unrestrained by law; as, a lawless tyrant; lawless men.
  2. Contrary to law; illegal; unauthorized; as, a lawless claim. He needs no indirect nor lawless course. – Shak.
  3. Not subject to the ordinary laws of nature; uncontrolled. He, meteor-like, flames lawless through the void. – Pope.

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