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absence of authority, breakdown of administration, chaos, confusion, discord, disobedience, disorder, disorderliness, disorganization, disregard, disunion, indiscipline, insubordination, insurgence, insurrection, interregnum, irresponsibility, lawlessness, licentia, misgovernment, misrule, mob law, mob rule, nihilism, political disorder, rebellion, revolution, riot, sedition, terrorism, tumult, turmoil, unruliness, uprising
associated concepts: criminal anarchy
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confusion (turmoil), disorder (lack of order), havoc, insurrection, lynch law, misrule, pandemonium, revolution
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.A political system characterized by an absence of government and law-enforcement mechanisms and complete freedom for individuals; a state of lawlessness or disorder resulting from a lack of governing authority.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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