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outlaw

[ out-law ]
/ ˈaʊtˌlɔ /
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noun
verb (used with object)
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of an outlaw.
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Origin of outlaw

before 1150; Middle English outlawe,Old English ūtlaga<Old Norse ūtlagi one outside the protection of the law; see out, law1

OTHER WORDS FROM outlaw

self-outlaw, nounself-outlawed, adjectiveun·out·lawed, adjective
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How to use outlaw in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for outlaw

outlaw
/ (ˈaʊtˌlɔː) /

noun
(formerly) a person excluded from the law and deprived of its protection
any fugitive from the law, esp a habitual transgressor
a wild or untamed beast
verb (tr)
to put (a person) outside the law and deprive of its protection
(in the US) to deprive (a contract) of legal force
to ban
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