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outlaws

noun

Meaning

  1. A fugitive from the law.
  2. (history) A criminal who is excluded from normal legal rights; one who can be killed at will without legal penalty.
  3. A person who operates outside established norms.
  4. A wild horse.
  5. An in-law: a relative by marriage.
  6. One who would be an in-law except that the marriage-like relationship is unofficial.
  7. To declare illegal.
  8. To place a ban upon.
  9. To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement.
  10. To deprive of legal force.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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