The word "wanton" means behaving in a carefree, reckless, or excessive manner without any sense of restraint or consideration for others. Full definition
Ragnar Elmgren, a distinguished Swedish ecologist, called the closing of the ELA «an act of wanton destruction of the scientific value» that would leave «Canada much less prepared to tackle the important challenges of managing its freshwaters under climate change.» (thetyee.ca)
The waiver of the requirement for the use of valid drivers» licenses issued by appropriate Ghanaian authorities in Article 13 of the agreement, smacks of wanton disregard for Ghanaian law and seeks to impose American law on the country. (citifmonline.com)
It falls into the category of the most serious since it includes the threat of indiscriminate wanton killing of innocent Canadians with the intent to undermine the very fabric of our society, rule of law, and our constitutional democracy.... (slaw.ca)