ture kore
1. (loan) (noun) lawlessness, anarchy, chaos, disorder.
Me whakaaro nui, me tūpato hoki, kei pēhia te tika e te whakaaro o te hunga pōauau, kei raru te whenua katoa i te ture kore, i te hē, i runga i te mahi wairangi a ētahi tāngata whakaaro pōhēhē (MM.TKM 14/7/1860:12). / Take heed that the councils of the foolish do not prevail, and that the whole country is not thrown into anarchy and confusion by the folly of a few misguided men.
Synonyms: turekore
2. (loan) (modifier) lawless, anarchical, chaotic, disorderly, illegally.
Me tūpato tātou kei tangohia ture koretia ō tātou whenua. / We should be careful or our land will be taken illegally.
