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Definition of outlaw noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

outlaw

noun
 
/ˈaʊtlɔː/
 
/ˈaʊtlɔː/
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  1. (used especially about people in the past) a person who has done something illegal and is hiding to avoid being caught; a person who is not protected by the law
    • Robin Hood, the world’s most famous outlaw
    Topics Crime and punishmentc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryOutlaw is used before these nouns:
    • regime
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    Word Originlate Old English ūtlaga (noun), ūtlagian (verb), from Old Norse útlagi, noun from útlagr ‘outlawed or banished’.
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