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outlaw

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Noun

  1. A fugitive from the law.
  2. A criminal who is excluded from normal legal rights; one who can be killed at will without legal penalty.
  3. A person who operates outside established norms.
  4. A wild or violent animal, such as a horse.
  5. An in-law: a relative by marriage.
  6. One who would be an in-law except that the marriage-like relationship is unofficial.
  7. A prostitute who works alone, without a pimp.

Verb

  1. To declare illegal.
  2. To place a ban upon.
  3. To make or declare (a person) an outlaw.
  4. To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement.
  5. To deprive of legal force.

Proper noun

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

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