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outlaw noun and transitive verb see separate entry outlaw /owtˈlö/ noun- A person deprived of the protection of the law
- (loosely) a bandit
- An outcast
- Someone banished, exiled or on the run from the law
- A wild, dangerous or unmanageable animal (US)
transitive verb- To place beyond the law
- To deprive of the benefit of the law
- To ban, make illegal, proscribe
ORIGIN: OE ūtlaga, from ON ūtlāgi, from ūt out, and lög law outˈlawry noun - The act of putting someone out of the protection of the law
- The state of being an outlaw
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