outlaw
Robin Hood, an outlaw in English folklore.
Meanings
Noun
- A fugitive from the law.
- A criminal who is excluded from normal legal rights; one who can be killed at will without legal penalty.
- A person who operates outside established norms.
- A wild horse.
- An in-law: a relative by marriage.
- One who would be an in-law except that the marriage-like relationship is unofficial.
- A prostitute who works alone, without a pimp.
Verb
- To declare illegal.
- To place a ban upon.
- To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement.
- To deprive of legal force.
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Origin
- From Middle English outlawe, outlagh, utlaȝe, from Old English ūtlaga, borrowed from Old Norse útlagi, equivalent to out- + law. Cognate with Icelandic útlagi.
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