"Anomie denotes a condition of profound social and moral disintegration, in which the norms, values, and shared principles that hold a society together gradually lose their authority. Customs once regarded as binding become uncertain, neglected, or openly disregarded, leaving no clear standard by which conduct may be judged or communal life properly ordered. In such a condition, the bonds of duty, restraint, and mutual obligation begin to weaken, while the common understanding upon which social cohesion depends steadily erodes. Anomie therefore signifies more than mere lawlessness or disorder; it is the gradual breakdown of the moral and social framework that gives collective life stability, coherence, and meaning."