law and ordernoun [ U ]
uk/ˌlɔː ənd ˈɔː.dər/us/ˌlɑː ənd ˈɔːr.dɚ/C2 a situation in which the laws of a country are being obeyed, especially when the police or army are used to make certain of this:
a complete breakdown in law and order
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Social order & disorder
- anarchic
- anarchism
- anarchist
- anarchy
- ASBO
- disturb
- ferment
- havoc
- instability
- lawless
- mayhem
- organized chaos
- pandemonium
- strife
- tinderbox
- turbulence
- turbulent
- turmoil
- unrest
- upheaval
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Obeying & breaking the law