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out·law (o̵utlô′)

noun

  1. Historical 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 fierce or uncontrollable horse or other animal

Etymology: ME outlawe < OE utlaga < ON útlagr, lit., outlawed: see out & law

transitive verb

  1. Historical to declare to be an outlaw
  2. in the U.S., to remove the legal force of (contracts, etc.)
  3. to declare unlawful or illegal
  4. to bar, or ban

outlaw Synonyms

outlaw

n.

outlaw Synonyms

outlaw

v.

make illegal, stop, ban; see banish, condemn 1, prevent.

outlaw Usage Examples

Object

  • incitement: In the longer term we ask you introduce legislation to outlaw incitement to homophobic violence.
  • discrimination: We would outlaw discrimination against early leavers in pension schemes.
  • slavery: Muhammad and his successors were rulers and could have outlawed slavery.
  • abortion: A move to outlaw abortion would cause untold civil unrest.
  • hunting: Assembly Members asking them to support legislation to outlaw hunting with hounds.
  • hatred: Does the desire for social peace mean we should still be looking for some form of legislation to outlaw religious hatred?

Converse of object

declare: At the instigation of one of his brothers he is thrown into prison, escapes and is declared an outlaw.

Adjective modifier

  • notorious: Newman portrays notorious outlaw Billy the Kid in director Arthur Penn's first feature, " The Left-Handed Gun " ( 1958 ).
  • legendary: Nick is the son of legendary outlaw Bruce Richard Reynolds, mastermind of the Great Train Robbery in 1963.
  • famous: All parties united under the banner of the age's most famous outlaw, Hereward the Wake.

Modifies a noun

  • gang: John's work brought the violence of outlaw gang literally into their home and he was often away for extended periods of time.
  • regime: Saddam Hussein and his outlaw regime pose a grave threat to the region, the world, and the United States.

Modifying Another Word

  • effectively: Legitimate coarse fishing methods are effectively outlawed by Scottish angling legislation.
  • specifically: Specifically outlaw online betting in imposed regulation agriculture fisheries forestry.
  • formally: Programs aimed at reducing the number of people in the world have been formally outlawed.
  • completely: It's a wonder we aren't completely outlawed.
  • finally: It was not until 1833 that the Trade was finally outlawed in Parliament.

Noun used with modifier

Preposition: of

discrimination: The British Humanist Association welcomes the outlawing of discrimination based on religion or belief.

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