Lawlessness

Lawlessness is a lack of law, in any of the various senses of that word. Lawlessness may describe various conditions.

Examples

Lawless conditions include anarchy, looting, rioting, organized crime, dacoity, banditry, authoritarian repression, pogroms, and other forms of violence and social unrest.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• Law (disambiguation)
• Victimology

Bibliography

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