OUTLAW Definition & Meaning

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outlaw

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noun

a lawless person or habitual criminal, especially one who is a fugitive from the law.
Synonyms: , ,
a person, group, or thing excluded from the benefits and protection of the law.
a person under sentence of outlawry.
a person who refuses to be governed by the established rules or practices of any group; rebel; nonconformist:
one of the outlaws of country music.
Chiefly Western U.S.
1. a horse that cannot be broken; a mean, intractable horse.
2. any rogue animal.

verb (used with object)

to make unlawful or illegal:
The Eighteenth Amendment outlawed the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating beverages in the U.S.
to deprive of the benefits and protection of the law:
Members of guerrilla bands who refused to surrender were outlawed.
to prohibit:
to outlaw smoking in a theater.
Synonyms: , ,
to remove from legal jurisdiction; deprive of legal force.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of an outlaw.

outlaw

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noun

(formerly) a person excluded from the law and deprived of its protection
any fugitive from the law, esp a habitual transgressor
a wild or untamed beast

verb

to put (a person) outside the law and deprive of its protection
(in the US) to deprive (a contract) of legal force
to ban

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of outlaw¹

before 1150; Middle English outlawe, Old English ū�ٱ�� < Old Norse ū�ٱ�� one outside the protection of the law; out, law ¹

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“There is nothing in state or federal law ... that outlaws the broad concepts of ‘diversity,’ ‘equity,’ or ‘inclusion,’” wrote Chief Deputy Supt.

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Cinemas were forced to outlaw viewers wearing suits during showings due to their rowdy behaviour - with some saying they had to give huge numbers of refunds.

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Now that nationwide court injunctions are being used to block Trump policies, however, onetime fans of the practice have decided that it’s unconstitutional and illegal and needs to be outlawed.

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Wade decision in 2022, individual states have imposed their own restrictions on abortion, sometimes by outlawing the procedure outright and even exposing those who perform abortions to criminal charges.

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Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned the right to abortion in the 2022, about two dozen states restricted or outlawed the procedure, about half of them with narrow exceptions for life or death cases.

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