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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.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › outlawOutlaw Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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.

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

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   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.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › outlawOUTLAW Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › outlawOutlaw - definition of outlaw by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To declare illegal: outlawed the sale of firearms. 2. To place under a ban; prohibit: outlawed smoking in the house. 3. To deprive (one declared to be a criminal fugitive) of the protection of the law.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › outlawOutlaw - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishOUTLAW | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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