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OUTLAW definition: 1. (especially in the past) a person who has broken the law and who lives separately from the other…. Learn more.
An outlaw, in its original and legal meaning, is a person declared as outside the protection of the law. In pre-modern societies, all legal protection was withdrawn from the criminal, so anyone was legally empowered to persecute or kill them.
1. : a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law. 2. a. : a lawless person or a fugitive from the law. b. : a person or organization under a ban or restriction. c. : one that is unconventional or rebellious. 3. : an animal (such as a horse) that is wild and unmanageable. outlaw adjective. 2 of 2. verb. outlawed; outlawing; outlaws.
outlaw in American English. (ˈautˌlɔ) noun. 1. a lawless person or habitual criminal, esp. one who is a fugitive from the law. 2. a person, group, or thing excluded from the benefits and protection of the law. 3. a person under sentence of outlawry.
a lawless person or habitual criminal, especially one who is a fugitive from the law. Synonyms: brigand, bandit, desperado. a person, group, or thing excluded from the benefits and protection of the law. a person under sentence of outlawry.
: to make (something) illegal. That type of gun was outlawed last year. The government passed a bill outlawing the hiring of children under the age of 12. OUTLAW meaning: a person who has broken the law and who is hiding or running away to avoid punishment.
OUTLAW definition: 1. to make something officially illegal: 2. a criminal: . Learn more.
Outlaw Definition. A habitual or notorious criminal who is a fugitive from the law. A habitual criminal. A person declared by a court of law to be deprived of legal rights and protection, generally for the commission of some crime: the killing of such a person was not a legal offense. A rebel; a nonconformist.
noun. /ˈaʊtlɔː/. /ˈaʊtlɔː/. (used especially about people in the past) a person who has done something illegal and is hiding to avoid being caught; a person who is not protected by the law. Robin Hood, the world’s most famous outlaw. Topics Crime and punishment c1.
Jimmy Smits stars as Cyrus Garza, a U.S. Supreme Court Justice who abruptly steps down from the position after realizing that the system he believed in was flawed. Garza now represents "the little...