lawlessness

Example Sentences

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“It’s because we had a security breakdown with thefts, thuggery and lawlessness.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Last month, as part of a "clean-up" campaign across Johannesburg, the city council said the inner city had been "targeted... for the systemic removal of pervasive lawlessness, illegal activities, hijacked properties, and critical by-law infringements".

From BBC

Here’s your culture of corruption come to life: If Mr. Homan can be credibly accused of accepting an alleged bribe with impunity, where might the lawlessness stretch next?

From The Wall Street Journal

It isn’t able to hold territory, but it is contributing to a sense of lawlessness that’s adding to the stress on the new state.

From The Wall Street Journal

There have been a number of hopeful signs that the City by the Bay has begun to turn the page on its recent era of progressive lawlessness, but urban revival takes time.

From The Wall Street Journal