Outlaw definition
A habitual or notorious criminal who is a fugitive from the law.
noun
To deprive (one declared to be a criminal fugitive) of the protection of the law.
verb
A fierce or uncontrollable horse or other animal.
noun
To place under a ban; prohibit.
Outlawed smoking in the house.
verb
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(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.
noun
(historical) To declare to be an outlaw.
verb
To declare unlawful or illegal.
verb
To bar, or ban.
verb
A person who operates outside established norms.
The main character of the play was a bit of an outlaw who refused to shake hands or say thank you.
noun
To declare illegal.
verb
To place a ban upon.
verb
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To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement.
To outlaw a debt or claim.
verb
To deprive of legal force.
Laws outlawed by necessity. "” Fuller.
verb
The definition of an outlaw is a person who has broken the law and is on the run or wanted.
Al Capone was an example of an outlaw.
noun
Outlaw is to ban something or make something illegal.
An example of outlaw is when the government made it illegal to use marijuana.
verb
A person excluded from normal legal protection and rights.
noun
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A wild or vicious horse or other animal.
noun
A fugitive from the law.
noun
A habitual criminal.
noun
A rebel; a nonconformist.
A social outlaw.
noun
To declare illegal.
Outlawed the sale of firearms.
verb
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In the U.S., to remove the legal force of (contracts, etc.)
verb
Origin of outlaw
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English outlaue (“banished"), Old English Å«tlaga (“outlaw").
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