Outlaw Definition

outlô

outlawed, outlawing, outlaws

noun

outlaws

A habitual or notorious criminal who is a fugitive from the law.

Webster's New World

A habitual criminal.

American Heritage

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.

Webster's New World

A rebel; a nonconformist.

A social outlaw.

American Heritage

A fierce or uncontrollable horse or other animal.

Webster's New World

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verb

outlawed, outlawing, outlaws

To declare to be an outlaw.

Webster's New World

To declare unlawful or illegal.

Webster's New World

In the U.S., to remove the legal force of (contracts, etc.)

Webster's New World

To deprive (one declared to be a criminal fugitive) of the protection of the law.

American Heritage

To bar, or ban.

Webster's New World

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Antonyms:
legalize
permit
allow

Other Word Forms of Outlaw

Noun

Singular:

outlaw

Plural:

outlaws

Origin of Outlaw

Middle English outlaue from Old English ūtlaga from Old Norse ūtlagi from ūtlagr outlawed, banished ūt out ud- in Indo-European roots lög law legh- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English outlaue (“banished"), Old English Å«tlaga (“outlaw").

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