Meaning

A fugitive from the law..

Definitions by Sense

1. A fugitive from the law.
2. (history) A criminal who is excluded from normal legal rights; one who can be killed at will without legal penalty.
3. A person who operates outside established norms.
4. A wild or violent animal, such as a horse.
5. (humorous) An in-law: a relative by marriage.
6. (humorous) One who would be an in-law except that the marriage-like relationship is unofficial.
7. (slang) A prostitute who works alone, without a pimp.
8. (transitive) To declare illegal.

Example Sentences

“I am going to a certain tower, one of three that were built in my grandsire’s time to guard Lantern Waste against certain perilous outlaws who dwelled there in his day. […]"

The main character in the play was a bit of an outlaw who refused to shake hands or say thank you.

Without a pimp, she was an "outlaw," likely to be harassed, or threatened with assault or robbery on the street.

She was an outlaw. Chance is doing some double-checking to see if she had a pimp nobody knew about, but it doesn't look likely.

The legal change in England and Wales will outlaw selling, manufacturing, renting or importing zombie knives.

And outlawing these AR-15s would not require confiscating them from people who already have them. Once you’ve made these weapons illegal, anyone found with one would be subject to arrest, since possession of these weapons would be a crime. I think it’s likely that you would see a lot of people opting to turn them in.

Eirik and his people were outlawed at Thorsnes Thing.

AB has now gone beyond her original stance against gays as teachers and is now advocating a federal law to outlaw gays, a law which would override state law in the 19 states which have consenting adults sex laws.

Word Forms

• outlaws
• outlawing
• outlawed

Synonyms for outlaw

Antonyms for outlaw

Related Words

When Should You Use Outlaw?

Use outlaw when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

Practice This Word

Frequently Asked Questions