無法|むほうmuhou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounlawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrage
2. na-adjective, no-adjectiveoutrageous; lawless; disorderly; unjust; unreasonable

• Synonym無法状態むほうじょうたいNeutralA state in which law has broken down and order is gone; describes the situation itself, where 「無法」 can also describe outrageous behavior.
• Related乱世らんせいNeutralAn age thrown into disorder by war or political and social upheaval, as in 「戦国の乱世」; stresses a turbulent era rather than lawless behavior.
• Related無政府むせいふNeutralThe absence of government; mostly used as a prefix, as in 「無政府主義」.
• Related無政府状態むせいふじょうたいNeutralA state where government has failed and order has collapsed; stresses the absence of government, while 「無法」 stresses defying the law and acting outrageously.
• Antonym合法ごうほうNeutralThe antonym: lawful, legal; stands opposite to 「無法」 with its lawless, unrestrained conduct.
• Antonym秩序ちつじょNeutralThe antonym: order; the opposite of the lawless, out-of-control state 「無法」 describes.

Use 「無法」 for defying the law and acting outrageously, as in 「無法者」「無法地帯」「無法な要求」. For the state of law having broken down say 「無法状態」, for no government 「無政府」, for a war-torn age 「乱世」; antonyms are 「合法」 and 「秩序」.

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1. 法ほうが無視むしされていること。またその様子ようす。
2. 法ほうに背そむいていたり、乱暴らんぼうだったりすること。またその様子ようす。
3. 限度げんどを超こえていること。むやみやたら。