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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Outlaw

/(out"la̤`)/ · Out·law · IPA /ˈaʊt.lɔ/
01 n. A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection.
  1. 1.
    A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection.
  2. 2.
    A person engaging habitually in criminal activity, especially theft or robbery; an habitually lawless person, especially one who is a fugitive from the law.
02 v. t. To deprive of the benefit and protection of law; to declare to be an outlaw.
imp. & p. p. Outlawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Outlawing
  1. 1.
    To deprive of the benefit and protection of law; to declare to be an outlaw.
  2. 2.
    To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement; as, to outlaw a debt or claim; to deprive of legal force.
  3. 3.
    To render illegal; to ban, prohibit, or proscribe under sanction of some penalty.