Definition of outlaw Outlaw
/awˈtlɔˌ/ - [awtlo] - out•law
We found 18 definitions of outlaw from 7 different sources.
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What does outlaw mean?
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| outlaw - declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S." | ||
| criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise | ||
| decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize, legitimate make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" | ||
| disallow, nix, prohibit, proscribe, forbid, interdict, veto command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans" | ||
| censor, ban subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government" | ||
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- outlaw (Noun)
A fugitive from the law. - outlaw (Noun)
A person who is excluded from normal legal rights. - outlaw (Noun)
A person who operates outside established norms. - outlaw (Noun)
A wild horse. - outlaw (Noun)
An in-law: a relative by marriage. - outlaw (Verb)
To declare illegal. - outlaw (Verb)
To place a ban upon. - outlaw (Verb)
To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement. - outlaw (Verb)
To deprive of legal force.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- outlaw (n.)
A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection. - outlaw (v. t.)
To deprive of the benefit and protection of law; to declare to be an outlaw; to proscribe. - outlaw (v. t.)
To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement; as, to outlaw a debt or claim; to deprive of legal force.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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outlaw
A person that has conducted a criminal act. -
outlaw
To make illegal, to make punishable as a crime.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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outlaw
owt′law, n. one deprived of the protection of the law: a robber or bandit.—v.t. to place beyond the law: to deprive of the benefit of the law: to proscribe.—n. Out′lawry, the act of putting a man out of the protection of the law: state of being an outlaw. [A.S. útlaga; cf. Ice. útlági—út, out, lög, law.]
Wikipedia 
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An outlaw or bandit is a person who is "outside the law" usually because they have committed serious crimes.
A criminal can be declared an "outlaw" which means the outlaw could not use the legal system to protect himself if needed.
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