lawless

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• /ˈlɔːləs/
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *legh-der. Proto-Germanic *lagą Old Norse lag Old Norse lǫgbor. Old English lagu Middle English lawe Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les Middle English laweles English lawless From Middle English laweles; equivalent to law + -less. Cognate with Danish lovløs (“lawless”), Swedish laglös (“lawless”), Norwegian lovløs (“lawless”), Icelandic löglaus (“lawless”).

From Middle English laweles (“lawless”), a nickname for an unrestrained and licentious man.

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 不受法律管轄的 /不受法律管辖的 (bù shòu fǎlǜ guǎnxiá de) — not governed by the law
• Chinese Mandarin: 無法統制的 /无法统制的 (wúfǎ tǒngzhì de) — not governed by the law
• Danish: lovløs — not governed by the law
• Dutch: wetteloos — not governed by the law
• Finnish: laiton — not governed by the law
• German: rechtsfrei — not governed by the law
• Gothic: 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃 (witōdalaus) — not governed by the law
• Ancient Greek: ἄνομος (ánomos) — not governed by the law
• Latin: illēx — not governed by the law
• Māori: turekore — not governed by the law
• Norwegian Bokmål: lovløs — not governed by the law
• Norwegian Bokmål: lovlaus — not governed by the law
• Norwegian Nynorsk: lovlaus — not governed by the law
• Polish: bezprawny — not governed by the law
• Portuguese: sem lei — not governed by the law
• Spanish: ilegal — not governed by the law
• Swedish: laglös — not governed by the law
• Welsh: digyfraith — not governed by the law
• Bulgarian: незаконен (nezakonen) — prohibited
• Chinese Mandarin: 違法的 /违法的 (wéifǎ de) — prohibited
• Chinese Mandarin: 非法的 (fēifǎ de) — prohibited
• Dutch: verboden — prohibited
• Dutch: illegaal — prohibited
• Dutch: onwettig — prohibited
• Finnish: laiton — prohibited
• Finnish: lainvastainen — prohibited
• Georgian: უკანონო (uḳanono) — prohibited
• Georgian: კანონგარეშე (ḳanongareše) — prohibited
• German: gesetzwidrig — prohibited
• Ancient Greek: παράνομος (paránomos) — prohibited
• Māori: rāhui — prohibited
• Polish: bezprawny — prohibited
• Bulgarian: необуздан (neobuzdan) — not restrained by the law
• Chinese Mandarin: 不受法律約束的 /不受法律约束的 (bù shòu fǎlǜ yuēshù de) — not restrained by the law
• Chinese Mandarin: 無紀律的 /无纪律的 (wú jìlǜ de) — not restrained by the law
• Chinese Mandarin: 混亂的 /混乱的 (hùnluàn de) — not restrained by the law
• Danish: lovløs — not restrained by the law
• Dutch: wetteloos — not restrained by the law
• Finnish: laeista piittaamaton — not restrained by the law
• Finnish: laiton — not restrained by the law
• French: sans foi ni loi — not restrained by the law
• French: anarchique — not restrained by the law
• German: gesetzlos — not restrained by the law
• Māori: turekore — not restrained by the law
• Norwegian Bokmål: lovløs — not restrained by the law
• Norwegian Bokmål: lovlaus — not restrained by the law
• Norwegian Nynorsk: lovlaus — not restrained by the law
• Polish: bezprawny — not restrained by the law
• Portuguese: sem lei — not restrained by the law
• Portuguese: desregrado — not restrained by the law
• Swedish: laglös — not restrained by the law
• Welsh: afreolus — not restrained by the law