A lack of civil order or peace

• disorder

  1. An upset of normal function; ailment
  2. An ailment that affects the function of mind or body:
  3. A condition characterized by lack of normal functioning of physical or mental processes:

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  1. An upset of normal function; ailment
  2. An ailment that affects the function of mind or body:
  3. A condition characterized by lack of normal functioning of physical or mental processes:

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• lawlessness

  1. Defiance of the law; outlawry
  2. A lack of law and order; anarchy

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  1. Defiance of the law; outlawry
  2. A lack of law and order; anarchy

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• misrule

  1. Inept or unwise rule; misgovernment.
  2. The state of being ruled badly; disorder, lawlessness, anarchy. [from 15th c.]
  3. Disorder or riot

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  1. Inept or unwise rule; misgovernment.
  2. The state of being ruled badly; disorder, lawlessness, anarchy. [from 15th c.]
  3. Disorder or riot

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Disorder

• turmoil

  1. Harassing labour; trouble; disturbance.
  2. A state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult:
  3. Tumult; commotion; uproar; confusion

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  1. Harassing labour; trouble; disturbance.
  2. A state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult:
  3. Tumult; commotion; uproar; confusion

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• chaos

  1. A disorderly mass; a jumble:
  2. Chaos theory.
  3. (Math.) A pattern or state of order existing within apparent disorder, as in the irregularities of a coastline or a snowflake

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  1. A disorderly mass; a jumble:
  2. Chaos theory.
  3. (Math.) A pattern or state of order existing within apparent disorder, as in the irregularities of a coastline or a snowflake

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• mob-rule

  1. Government by violent gangs, or by the masses.

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  1. Government by violent gangs, or by the masses.

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Absence of government

• political nihilism

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• disregard for law

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• lawlessness

  1. Defiance of the law; outlawry
  2. A lack of law and order; anarchy

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  1. Defiance of the law; outlawry
  2. A lack of law and order; anarchy

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• avowed hostility to government

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