outlaw Meaning and Definition
1. n. someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime
2. s. disobedient to or defiant of law
3. s. contrary to or forbidden by law
4. v. declare illegal; outlaw
In historical legal systems, an outlaw is declared as outside the protection of the law. In pre-modern societies, the criminal is withdrawn all legal protection, so that anyone is legally empowered to persecute or kill them.
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