lawlessly

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lawlessly - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lawless \Law"less\, a.
     1. Contrary to, or unauthorized by, law; illegal; as, a
        lawless claim.
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              He needs no indirect nor lawless course. --Shak.
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     2. Not subject to, or restrained by, the law of morality or
        of society; as, lawless men or behavior.
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     3. Not subject to the laws of nature; uncontrolled.
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              Or, meteorlike, flame lawless through the void.
                                                    --Pope.
        -- Law"less*ly, adv. -- Law"less*ness, n.
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lawlessly - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  lawlessly
      adv 1: in an illegal manner; "they dumped the waste illegally"
             [syn: illegally, illicitly, lawlessly] [ant:
             lawfully, legitimately, licitly]