|  outlaw 
  
 
 out·law  [outlaw outlaws outlawed outlawing] verb, noun BrE [ˈaʊtlɔː]  NAmE [ˈaʊtlɔː]
 verb
 1. ~ sth to make sth illegal
 Syn:   ↑ban
 •plans to outlaw the carrying of knives
 •the outlawed nationalist party
 2. ~ sb (in the past) to make sb an  ↑outlaw
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 Word Origin:
 late Old English ūtlaga  (noun),  ūtlagian  (verb), from  Old Norse útlagi, noun from  útlagr ‘outlawed or banished’.
 
 Example Bank:
 •Commercial whaling has been outlawed by international agreement.
 •He was found to be a member of the outlawed rebel movement.
 •There are plans to outlaw the carrying of knives.
 
 
 noun
 (used especially about people in the past) a person who has done sth illegal and is hiding to avoid being caught; a person who is not protected by the law
 •Robin Hood, the world's most famous outlaw
 
 Word Origin:
 late Old English ūtlaga  (noun),  ūtlagian  (verb), from  Old Norse útlagi, noun from  útlagr ‘outlawed or banished’.
 
 
 
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