outlaw

Meanings

1. A fugitive from the law.
2. 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. An in-law: a relative by marriage.
6. One who would be an in-law except that the marriage-like relationship is unofficial.
7. A prostitute who works alone, without a pimp.

1. To declare illegal.
2. To place a ban upon.
3. To make or declare (a person) an outlaw.
4. To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement.
5. To deprive of legal force.

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Etymology

From Middle English outlawe, outlagh, utlaȝe, from Old English ūtlaga (“outlaw”), borrowed from Old Norse útlagi (“outlaw, fugitive”), equivalent to out- + law. Cognate with Icelandic útlagi (“outlaw”).