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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 In pre-modern societies, all legal protection was withdrawn from the criminal, so anyone was legally empowered to persecute or kill them.
The meaning of OUTLAW is a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law. How to use outlaw in a sentence.
outlaw in American English. (ˈaʊtˌlɔ) noun. 1. Obsolete. 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. 2. a habitual or notorious criminal who is a fugitive from the law. 3.
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.
Definition of outlaw verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
OUTLAW definition: 1. to make something officially illegal: 2. a criminal: . Learn more.
