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单词 outlaw
释义 out·law
I. \ˈau̇tˌlȯ\ noun
Etymology: Middle English outlawe, outlage, from Old English ūtlaga, from Old Norse ūtlagi, from ūtlagr, adjective, outlawed, from ūt out + -lagr (from lag-, lög law) — more at out, law
1. : a person or thing excluded from the benefit of the law or deprived of its protection : a person against whom outlawry has been pronounced : a proscribed person or thing
 < a hunted outlaw >
 < the motor vehicle becomes an outlaw on the highways if operated without new registration — Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles >
2.
 a. : a lawless person or a fugitive from the law : a person roving and committing acts of violence
  < gangs of outlaws made their hideaways in the inadequately policed Indian territory — C.L.Cannon >
 b. : a person or organization under a ban or disability
  < the union declared that those who had gone on strike against its orders were outlaws >
3. : an animal (as a horse) that is wild and unmanageable
 < spoiled horses are outlaws — they never can be tamed — S.E.Fletcher >
II. \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English outlawen, from Old English ūtlagian, from ūtlaga outlaw
1.
 a. : to deprive of the benefit and protection of law : declare to be an outlaw
  < outlaw the rebels unless they surrendered immediately >
 b. : to make illegal
  < the type of legislation which outlawed dueling — Margaret Mead >
  < has outlawed verbal intimidation on the part of employers — New Republic >
  < a proposal to outlaw war >
2. : to place under a ban or disability
 < it is neither possible nor convenient to outlaw the old vocabulary — A.G.N.Flew >
 < banned in Boston, outlawed in Atlanta — Hamilton Basso >
3. : to remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement
 < outlaw a debt >
 < outlaw a claim >
 < the case was outlawed in 1914 by the Supreme Court under the statute of limitations — H.U.Faulkner >
III. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: outlaw (I)
1. : of, relating to, composed of, or dominated by outlaws
 < an outlaw band >
 < outlaw country >
2.
 a. : forbidden by law
  < an outlaw strike >
 b. : contrary to the rules of an organization
  < an outlaw baseball league >
  < playing outlaw ball — Oscar Fraley >
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