Definitions for outlawry
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
out•lawˈaʊtˌlɔ(n.)(pl.)
a lawless person or habitual criminal, esp. one who is a fugitive from the law.
a person, group, etc., excluded from the benefits or protection of the law.
a person or group that has been banned or restricted.
a person who rebels against established rules or practices; nonconformist.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Western U.S. a horse that cannot be broken. any rogue animal.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Dialect
(v.t.)to make unlawful or illegal.
to deprive of the benefits and protection of the law.
to prohibit:
to outlaw smoking in a theater.
to remove from legal jurisdiction.
(adj.)of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an outlaw.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of outlaw:
bef. 1150; OE ūtlaga < ON ūtlagi one outside the protection of the law
out′law`ry(n.)-ries.
Princeton's WordNet
lawlessness, outlawry(noun)
illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law
Wiktionary
outlawry(Noun)
A declaration that an individual cannot benefit from the protection of law in a jurisdiction.
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