outlaw
To declare illegalTo declare illegal.
» The outlaws escaped into the forest.
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5 senses(transitive)To declare illegal.
ächten
объявля́ть вне зако́наobʺjavljátʹ vne zakóna
declare illegal; outlaw
(transitive)To place a ban upon.
verbannen
(transitive)To make or declare (a person) an outlaw.
(transitive)To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement.
to outlaw a debt or claim
To deprive of legal force.
Examples
47 sentencesThe outlaws escaped into the forest.
This should be outlawed.
Tom is an outlaw.
ruТом — разбойник. — odexed
deTom ist ein Gesetzloser. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm not against outlawing guns.
Are you an outlaw, too?
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English outlawe, outlagh, utlaȝe, from Old English ūtlaga (“outlaw”), borrowedFrom 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”).
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Forms
outlaws, outlawing, outlawed, outlawedSynonyms
4 synonyms- declare illegal; outlaw:criminalizecriminaliseillegalizeillegalise
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.