Anarchy
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The state of a society being without authoritarians or a governing body. Anarchism; the political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature. A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government. confusion in general; disorder
Example sentence: The worst enemy of life, freedom and the common decencies is total anarchy; their second worst enemy is total efficiency.
Lawlessness
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a lack of law and order; anarchydefiance of the law; outlawry
Example sentence: We are a country of laws, and we implement laws for public safety all the time: our seatbelt laws, our stop sign laws, our red light laws. In the absence of those laws, you have lawlessness. You have disorder. You really can't have a functional city.