n. | 1. | A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection. |
2. | A person engaging habitually in criminal activity, especially theft or robbery; an habitually lawless person, especially one who is a fugitive from the law. | |
v. t. | 1. | |
1. | To deprive of the benefit and protection of law; to declare to be an outlaw. | |
2. | To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement; | |
3. | To render illegal; to ban, prohibit, or proscribe under sanction of some penalty. |
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Verb | 1. | outlaw - declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S." Antonyms: decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize - make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" |
Adj. | 1. | outlaw - contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures" |
2. | outlaw - disobedient to or defiant of law; "lawless bands roaming the plains" Synonyms: lawless |
OUTLAW, Eng. law. One who is put out of the protection or aid of the law. 22 Vin. Ab. 316; 1 Phil. Ev. Index, h.t.; Bac. Ab. Outlawry; 2 Sell. Pr. 277; Doct. Pl. 331; 3 Bl. Com. 283, 4.
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