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outlaw |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Outlaw \Out"law`\, n. [AS. ?tlaga, ?tlah. See {Out}, and {Law}.] A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection. --Blackstone. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Outlaw \Out"law`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Outlawed}; p. pr & vb n. {Outlawing}.] [AS. ?tlagian.] 1. To deprive of the benefit and protection of law; to declare to be an outlaw; to proscribe. --Blackstone. 2. To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement; as to outlaw a debt or claim; to deprive of legal force. ``Laws outlawed by necessity.'' --Fuller. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: outlaw adj 1: contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures" [syn: {illegitimate}, {illicit}, {outlaw(a)}, {outlawed}, {unlawful}] 2: disobedient to or defiant of law; "lawless bands roaming the plains" [syn: {lawless}, {outlaw(a)}] n : someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime [syn: {criminal}, {felon}, {crook}, {malefactor}] v : declare illegal [syn: {criminalize}, {illegalize}] [ant: {legalize}, {legalize}]
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