ETYM Cf. French anarchique.
Without law or control; SYN. anarchical, lawless.

Anarchic.

Of or related to anarchism or tending toward anarchism.

ETYM Pref. il- not + legal: cf. French illégal.
Prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules.

Disobedient to or defiant of law; SYN. outlaw.

1. Contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
2. Having no legally established claim; SYN. wrongful.
3. Not morally right or permissible
4. Not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
5. Contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law

ETYM Pref. il- not + legal: cf. French illégal.
Prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules.

ETYM Greek anarchos: cf. French anarchie. Related to Anarch.
A state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government); SYN. lawlessness.

1. Lack of moral standards in a society.
2. Personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation.
In the social sciences, a state of “normlessness” created by the breakdown of commonly agreed standards of behavior and morality; the term often refers to situations where the social order appears to have collapsed. The concept was developed by French sociologist Emile Durkheim.
Durkheim used “anomie” to describe societies in transition during industrialization. The term was adapted by US sociologist Robert Merton to explain deviance and crime in the US as a result of the disparity between high goals and limited opportunities.

Illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; SYN. outlawry.