| 单词 | outlaw |
| 释义 | outlawWord family (noun) law lawyer outlaw lawfulness lawlessness (adjective) lawful ≠ unlawful (verb) outlaw (adverb) lawfully ≠ unlawfully From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishoutlawout‧law1 /ˈaʊtlɔː $ -ˌlɒː/ verb [transitive]FORBIDto completely stop something by making it illegalThe bill would have outlawed several types of guns.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusoutlaw• He was rewarded on 16 April 1660 when the council of state outlawed all news-books except his pair.• Those opposed say existing law already outlaws electronic piracy, and that law-abiding users would suffer.• Previous efforts to mandate term limits and balanced budgets and to outlaw flag-burning failed in Congress.• Hundreds flooded the city centre last week for the raising of the outlawed Morning Star flag.• Trade in the grey whale has been outlawed since 1949 because uncontrolled whaling had put it on the verge of extinction.• Congress finally outlawed speaking honoraria in the early nineties.• She summoned the Protestant preachers to come to Stirling on 10 May, and outlawed them when they refused.• Religious and racial discrimination were outlawed under the 1964 Civil Rights Act.Law, Crimeoutlawoutlaw2 noun [countable]SCLSCCsomeone who has done something illegal, and who is hiding in order to avoid punishment – used especially about criminals in the pastExamples from the Corpusoutlaw• But they have fewer qualms about accepting outlaws, who have frequently found solace within the ancient hilltop walls.• It is an outlaw culture trying to play golf at Burning Tree.• Tall, trim and square of jaw, he looks more like a lawman than an outlaw.• She told me what she was looking for in the genealogy some kind of outlaw, I think.• Strangely, there is both the outlaw and the patriot in this formidable cricketer.Origin outlaw1 (1100-1200) Old Norse utlagi |
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