lawless

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

LAW'LESS, adjective 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. 3. Not subject to the ordinary laws of nature; uncontrolled. He, meteor-like, flames lawless through the void.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI

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