lawless
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"Some of these scams are in almost lawless areas or in areas which are controlled by armed gangs… that the governments may have very little control over."
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Their country has become lawless in many places and they want relief.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
“It has to be an agreement to use force, threat, or intimidation to impede federal officials,” Litman explained, and those threats have to produce imminent lawless action—known as the Brandenburg standard.
From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026
But the Cambodian government claims the lawless era has come to an end, with Prime Minister Hun Manet pledging on Facebook to "eliminate... all the problems related to the crime of cyber scams".
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
“That place is just a lawless heap of rocks, a no-man’s-land.”
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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