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
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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Origin of Outlaw
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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").
From Wiktionary
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