SYN: Rule, edict, regulation, decree, command, order, statute, enactment, mode, method, sequence, principle, code, legislation, adjudication, jurisdiction, jurisprudence.

ANT: Misrule, disorder, anarchy, rebellion, insubordination, hazard, chance, irregularity, caprice, casualty, accident.

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KEY: Lawful.

SYN: Legal, permissible, orderly, right, allowable, fair, constitutional, rightful, legitimate.

ANT: Illegal, impermissible, unlawful, wrong, lawless, unfair.

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KEY: Lawless.

SYN: Wild, rebellious, disorderly, savage, marauding, violent.

ANT: Peaceful, loyal, orderly, civilized, honest, tractable, well-disposed.