Outlaw

  • 11Outlaw — Frank (right) and Jesse James (left) in 1872. The James brothers led a gang of outlaws in the Old West era. This article is about the legal concept. For other uses, see Outlaw (disambiguation). In historical legal systems, an outlaw is declared… …

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  • 12Outlaw — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Outlaw est un jeu vidéo édité en 1997. Outlaw est un album du groupe britannique Alabama 3, sorti en 2005. Outlaw est un film américain réalisé par Bo… …

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  • 13outlaw — 01. The government wants to [outlaw] pipes used for smoking marijuana. 02. The government has tried to silence its opposition by [outlawing] certain political parties. 03. Alcohol was [outlawed] in this country for a short time in the 1930s. 04.… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 14outlaw — {{11}}outlaw (n.) O.E. utlaga one put outside the law (and thereby deprived of its benefits and protections), from O.N. utlagi (n.) outlaw, from utlagr (adj.) outlawed, banished, from ut out + *lagu, pl. of lag law (see LAW (Cf. law)). [G]if he… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 15outlaw — I UK [ˈaʊtˌlɔː] / US [ˈaʊtˌlɔ] noun [countable] Word forms outlaw : singular outlaw plural outlaws old fashioned a criminal, especially one who moves from place to place to avoid being caught the legendary outlaw Robin Hood II UK [ˈaʊtˌlɔː] / US… …

    English dictionary

  • 16outlaw — out·law (out’lô′) n. 1) a) A fugitive from the law. b) A habitual criminal. c) A rebel; a nonconformist: »a social outlaw. 2) A person excluded from normal legal protection and rights. 3) A wild or vicious horse or other animal …

    Word Histories

  • 17Outlaw — Out|law 〈[ aʊtlɔ:] m. 6〉 1. jmd., der außerhalb der Gesellschaft steht, Geächteter 2. jmd., der bestehendes Recht bricht, Verbrecher [<engl. out „außerhalb“ + law „Gesetz“] * * * Out|law [ a̮utlɔ: ], der; [s], s [engl. outlaw, zu: law =… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 18Outlaw — This is quite a rare, and certainly a very interesting English medieval surname. It would appear to mean what it says and describe an outlaw , one who lived outside of the community, either by choice or edict. This at first glance would seem to… …

    Surnames reference

  • 19outlaw — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Outlaw is used before these nouns: ↑regime {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Outlaw is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑amendment Outlaw is used with these nouns as the object: ↑discrimination, ↑practice, ↑segregation,… …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 20outlaw — In the modern sense of the term, a notorious criminal, especially when a fugitive from the law. At common law, one made defendant in an outlawry proceeding or judicially declared to be an outlaw in a regular proceeding brought for the purpose of… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary