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outlaw
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Outlaw \Out"law`\ (out"l[add]`), n. [AS. [=u]tlaga, [=u]tlah. See Out, and Law.] 1. A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 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. [PJC] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Outlaw \Out"law`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outlawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Outlawing.] [AS. ?tlagian.] [1913 Webster] 1. To deprive of the benefit and protection of law; to declare to be an outlaw. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 2. To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement; as, to outlaw a debt or claim; to deprive of legal force. "Laws outlawed by necessity." --Fuller. [1913 Webster] 3. To render illegal; to ban, prohibit, or proscribe under sanction of some penalty. [PJC]
