outlaw Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
    malefactor; crook; criminal; felon.
  2. verb declare illegal; outlaw
    criminalize; illegalise; illegalize; criminalise.
    • Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.
  3. adjective satellite contrary to or forbidden by law
    illegitimate; illicit; unlawful; outlawed.
    • an illegitimate seizure of power
    • illicit trade
    • an outlaw strike
    • unlawful measures
  4. adjective satellite disobedient to or defiant of law
    lawless.
    • lawless bands roaming the plains

WordNet

Out"law` noun
Etymology
AS. tlaga, tlah. See Out, and Law.
Definitions
  1. A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection. Blackstone.
Out"law` transitive verb
Etymology
AS. tlagian.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Outlawed ; present participle & verbal noun Outlawing
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913