Outlaw
['aʊtlɔː] or ['aʊtlɔ]
Definition
(verb.) declare illegal; outlaw; 'Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.'.
Edited by Edith--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection.
(v. t.) To deprive of the benefit and protection of law; to declare to be an outlaw; to proscribe.
(v. t.) To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement; as, to outlaw a debt or claim; to deprive of legal force.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Robber, bandit, brigand, freebooter, highwayman, marauder.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Brigand, bandit, robber, highwayman, freebooter,[See ROBBER]
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Definition
n. one deprived of the protection of the law: a robber or bandit.—v.t. to place beyond the law: to deprive of the benefit of the law: to proscribe.—n. Out′lawry the act of putting a man out of the protection of the law: state of being an outlaw.
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Examples
- I am not an outlaw, then, fair rose of Sharon. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- No outlaw in this land uses the dialect in which thou hast spoken. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- In troth, replied the Outlaw, for I scorn to lie to your Grace, our larder is chiefly supplied with-- He stopped, and was somewhat embarrassed. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Well--go to--what though there be, said the Outlaw, we will not reckon with thee too closely. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Xodar alone was care-free--a fugitive and outlaw, he could be no worse off in Helium than elsewhere. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- It is safe with me, said the Outlaw, so be that this thy scroll produce the sum therein nominated and set down. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Thou art no outlaw, but a Norman--a Norman, noble perhaps in birth--O, be so in thy actions, and cast off this fearful mask of outrage and violence! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- There was a curious hostility in male, outlawed understanding between the two men. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- To your brakes and caves, ye outlawed thieves! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- But they demanded that the emancipated slaves should leave the state within a year or be outlawed! H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The mystery of the Colonel's life got in the Colonel's way, and outlawed him, as you may say, among his own people. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- No--only a few outlawed yeomen were around him, and to these his person is unknown. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The blame of the violence shall rest with the outlaws of the Yorkshire forests. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Rowena, somewhat alarmed by the mention of outlaws in force, and so near them, strongly seconded the proposal of her guardian. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- These outlaws have indeed a daring captain; but without machines, scaling ladders, and experienced leaders, my castle may defy them. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- There are enough of outlaws in this forest to resent my protecting the deer. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
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