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English Dictionary: outlawed by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outlawed
adj
  1. contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"
    Synonym(s): illegitimate, illicit, outlaw(a), outlawed, unlawful
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outlaw \Out"law`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Outlawed}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Outlawing}.] [AS. [?]tlagian.]
      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.
            [bd]Laws outlawed by necessity.[b8] --Fuller.
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