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Outlaw

A fugitive from the law.

📖 Definitions of "Outlaw"

noun
  1. 1

    A fugitive from the law.

  2. 2

    (history) A criminal who is excluded from normal legal rights; one who can be killed at will without legal penalty.

  3. 3

    A person who operates outside established norms.

    "The main character in the play was a bit of an outlaw who refused to shake hands or say thank you."

  4. 4

    A wild horse.

verb
  1. 1

    To declare illegal.

  2. 2

    To place a ban upon.

  3. 3

    To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement.

    "to outlaw a debt or claim"

  4. 4

    To deprive of legal force.

    "Laws outlawed by necessity. — Fuller."

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