outlaw : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: outlaw	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for outlaw
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outlaw adj 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 disobedient to or defiant of law; "lawless bands roaming the plains" Synonym(s): lawless, outlaw(a) n someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime Synonym(s): criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor v declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S." Synonym(s): outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise Antonym(s): decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Outlaw \Out"law`\, n. [AS. [?]tlaga, [?]tlah. See {Out}, and {Law}.] A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection. --Blackstone.