lawlessness
Example Sentences
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But she wonders how successful such programs are, and argues that they become magnets for lawlessness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
“So if this were complete lawlessness by the government, it couldn’t be stopped?” pressed Judge Patricia Millett, an Obama appointee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
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
It was then that the heavens heard the cries of those men who had died from the lawlessness of the Earth.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
