outlaw
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Is outlaw a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of outlaw?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (history) A criminal who is excluded from normal legal rights; one who can be killed at will without legal penalty.Synonyms: bandit, wolf's head
2. (humorous) An in-law: a relative by marriage.humorous
3. (humorous) One who would be an in-law except that the marriage-like relationship is unofficial.humorous
4. (slang) A prostitute who works alone, without a pimp.Examples: "Without a pimp, she was an "outlaw," likely to be harassed, or threatened with assault or robbery on the street."; "She was an outlaw. Chance is doing some double-checking to see if she had a pimp nobody knew about, but it doesn't look likely."slang
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To declare illegal.transitive
2. (transitive) To place a ban upon.Examples: "The legal change in England and Wales will outlaw selling, manufacturing, renting or importing zombie knives."; "And outlawing these AR-15s would not require confiscating them from people who already have them. Once you’ve made these weapons illegal, anyone found with one would be subject to arrest, since possession of these weapons would be a crime. I think it’s likely that you would see a lot of people opting to turn them in."transitive
3. (transitive) To make or declare (a person) an outlaw.Examples: "Eirik and his people were outlawed at Thorsnes Thing."; "AB has now gone beyond her original stance against gays as teachers and is now advocating a federal law to outlaw gays, a law which would override state law in the 19 states which have consenting adults sex laws."transitive
4. (transitive) To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement.Examples: "to outlaw a debt or claim"transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary