Sentence examples for lawless situation from inspiring English sources

The existence of rival administrations is one aspect of a chaotic and lawless situation that has worsened steadily since Nato-backed rebels overthrew Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

Without the weight of the international community behind the peace process, the fragile government could collapse, plunging Afghanistan into a new round of conflict and civil war and recreating the kind of lawless situation that led to its becoming a haven for terrorists.

Focusing on the closing of Gitmo merely invites the US government to move any detainees still in need of further such care to Bagram, which is in a similarly lawless situation, if not more so--since the Supreme Court's habeas corpus decision may or may not apply.

However, IDPs are usually not protected by any specific laws as they are often displaced and confined due to political or other forms of violent, lawless situations erupting within their countries, thus increasing their vulnerability [ 1].

This was a lawless place.

Dagestan has become an increasingly lawless place.

The ocean is a wild, mostly lawless place.

This is a lawless place.