Lawless and Right

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Lawless adjective - Contrary to or forbidden by law.

Usage example: the level of lawless activity in the territory had reached the point where the authorities felt compelled to act

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Right is an antonym for lawless.

Nearby Words: law, lawful, lawlessly

Right adjective - Following an original exactly.

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Lawless is an antonym for right.

Nearby Words: righteous, rightful, righted, rightly, righting

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