outlaw

English

noun
Definitions
  • A fugitive from the law.
  • (history) A criminal who is excluded from normal legal rights; one who can be killed at will without legal penalty.
  • A person who operates outside established norms.
  • A wild horse.
  • (humorous) An in-law: a relative by marriage.
  • (humorous) One who would be an in-law except that the marriage-like relationship is unofficial.
  • (slang) A prostitute who works alone, without a pimp.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English outlawe inherited from Old English ūtlaga (outlaw) derived from Old Norse útlagi (fugitive, outlaw) affix from English law (low).

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English

law

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low

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