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| out·law [ ówt làw ] |
noun (plural out·laws) |
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1. fugitive criminal: a notorious criminal, especially one on the run
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2. somebody without legal rights: somebody, often a criminal, who has been officially deprived of legal rights and so is not protected by the law
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3. rebellious person: somebody who is rebellious or flouts the law
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4. vicious animal: a savage or uncontrollable animal
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transitive verb (past and past participle out·lawed, present participle out·law·ing, 3rd person present singular out·laws) |
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1. ban something: to make something illegal
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2. take away somebody's legal rights: to deprive somebody officially of all their legal rights
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| [12th century. < Old Norse útlagi "person outside the law" < útlagr "outlawed, banished"] |
