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   outlaw

   /ˈaʊtlɔː/

   noun

   • 1. a person who has broken the law, especially one who remains at large or is a fugitive: "bands of outlaws held up trains"
   • ▪ a person deprived of the benefit and protection of the law.

   verb

   • 1. ban or make illegal: "secondary picketing has been outlawed" Similar banbarprohibitforbidvetoembargoboycottmake illegaldisallowproscribeinterdictbanishexilecast outexcludeexpelshut outrepudiatecondemnput a price on someone's headOpposite permitallow
   • ▪ deprive (someone) of the benefit and protection of the law: "he lost the estate in 1626, having been outlawed for non-payment of debts"

   Word Origin late Old Englishūtlaga (noun), ūtlagian (verb), from Old Norse útlagi, noun from útlagr ‘outlawed or banished’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. outlawry noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOUTLAW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

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   The meaning of OUTLAW is a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law. How to use outlaw in a sentence.

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   noun. 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.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOUTLAW definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   6 meanings: 1. (formerly) a person excluded from the law and deprived of its protection 2. any fugitive from the law, esp a.... Click for more definitions.

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   An outlaw is a criminal who's on the run. Historically, the word outlaw was used for Western criminals like Billy the Kid or Jesse James, not so much for contemporary drug lords or serial killers.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › outlawOUTLAW | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   OUTLAW definition: 1. to make something officially illegal: 2. a criminal: . Learn more.

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   outlaw meaning, definition, what is outlaw: to completely stop something by making i...: Learn more.