lawlessness

Example Sentences

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President Hoover warned that the lawlessness “indicated a complete breakdown in Government.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Boon accused the state of being complicit in the lawlessness.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

A former Jack Smith prosecutor and a veteran corruption reporter map the vectors for lawlessness that many have missed.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

Windward AI's Michelle Wiese Bockmann calls the area "an epicentre of maritime lawlessness", where dozens of tankers gather to store or transfer Iranian oil.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

The passage of Prohibition had only compounded the territory’s feeling of lawlessness by encouraging organized crime and creating, in the words of one historian, “the greatest criminal bonanza in American history.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann