lawlessness
Example Sentences
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Still, the reference to 1930s-era Chicago law enforcement was apt, because it was an era of police lawlessness, where unconstitutional practices like the third-degree were justified as necessary to stopping organized crime.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
Boon accused the state of being complicit in the lawlessness.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
A former Jack Smith prosecutor and a veteran corruption reporter map the vectors for lawlessness that many have missed.
From Slate ● May 23, 2026
The sight of encampments and people in the throes of psychosis in the streets drives perceptions of lawlessness and danger, studies show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
The passage of Prohibition had only compounded the territory’s feeling of lawlessness by encouraging organized crime and creating, in the words of one historian, “the greatest criminal bonanza in American history.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
