Definition
The state or quality of not obeying laws or showing no regard for legal rules.
Etymology
From Old English 'lagu' (law) plus '-less' (without) plus '-ness' (state). 'Law' itself comes from Old Norse 'lög', related to 'laying down' or establishing order.
Kelly Says
Medieval Iceland had periods of 'lawlessness' yet maintained order through complex honor codes and family networks—showing that 'legal' and 'orderly' aren't always the same thing. This reveals how human societies can function without written laws.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሕግ ምክንያት
heg mik-nya-at
BNবাংলা
কানুনবিহীনতা
kaanun-bi-heen-ta
CACatalà
desordre legal
des-or-dre le-gal
CSČeština
bezprávnost
bez-pra-vnost
DADansk
lovløshed
lov-lo-shed
DEDeutsch
Rechtslosigkeit
rehts-lo-s-seyt
ELΕλληνικά
ανομία
a-no-mee-ah
ESEspañol
anarquía
an-ark-ee-ah
FAفارسی
بیقانونی
bi-qaan-ooni
FISuomi
lakienrikkomus
la-kien-ri-kom-us
FRFrançais
anarchie
an-ar-kee
GUGU
કાનૂનહીનતા
kaanun-heen-ta
HAHA
ba'a doka
ba-a do-ka
HEעברית
בלתי חוקי
bal-ti-cha-koo-ee
HIहिन्दी
कानूनहीनता
kaanun-heen-ta
HUMagyar
törvénytelenség
tor-ven-tel-en-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
anarkisme
an-ar-ki-sme
IGIG
ike gbara
ee-keh gba-ra
ITItaliano
illegalità
il-le-ga-li-ta
JA日本語
法lessness
ho-ho-less-nesu
KKKK
законсыздық
za-kon-siz-dyk
KMKM
កម្មវិធីព្រះ
kam-mo-vi-thee prah
KO한국어
법질서 부재
beob-jil-seo bu-jae
MRMR
कानूनहीनता
kaanun-heen-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
ketidakpatuhan undang-undang
ke-ti-dak-pa-tu-han un-dang-un-dang
MYမြန်မာ
ဥပဒေ ပြောင်း
u-pa-de pyaung
NLNederlands
wetteloosheid
wet-te-loos-heid
NONorsk
lovløshete
lov-lo-she-te
PAPA
ਕਾਨੂੰਨਹੀਨਤਾ
kaanun-heen-ta
PLPolski
bezprawie
bez-pra-vee
PTPortuguês
anarquia
an-ar-kee-ah
RORomână
fără lege
fa-ra-le-ge
RUРусский
беспредел
bez-pre-del
SVSvenska
lagslöshet
lags-lo-set
SWKiswahili
ukwazo
oo-kwa-zo
TAதமிழ்
சட்டமீறல்
sat-ta-mee-ral
TEతెలుగు
కట్టెలేమి
kat-te-le-emi
THไทย
ไม่มีกฎหมาย
mi-loi-khat-mai
TLTL
paglabag sa batas
pa-glab-ag sa ba-tas
TRTürkçe
yasaksizlik
ya-sak-siz-lik
UKУкраїнська
беззаконність
bez-zakon-nist
URاردو
قانون کی خلاف
qaa-noon ki khilaf
VITiếng Việt
bất trật tự pháp luật
bat-trat-tu-phap-luat
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-ku-thoo-la