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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.

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   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 In pre-modern societies, all legal protection was withdrawn from the criminal, so anyone was legally empowered to persecute or kill them.

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

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   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. 4. a person who refuses to be governed by the established rules or practices of any group; rebel; nonconformist.

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

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   Define outlaw. outlaw synonyms, outlaw pronunciation, outlaw translation, English dictionary definition of outlaw. n. 1. a. A fugitive from the law. b. A habitual criminal. c. A rebel; a nonconformist: a social outlaw. 2. A person excluded from normal legal protection...

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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.

8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › outlawOutlaw Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   OUTLAW meaning: a person who has broken the law and who is hiding or running away to avoid punishment.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishoutlaw verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   See outlaw in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: outlaw. Definition of outlaw verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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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.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of outlaw – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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