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An outlaw, in its original and legal meaning, is a person declared as outside the protection of the law. In pre-modern societies, all legal protection was withdrawn from the criminal, so anyone was legally empowered to persecute or kill them.
An outlaw is a person who is not given the protection of the law, a lawless person or a fugitive from the law, or an animal that is wild and unmanageable. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and legal and kids definitions of outlaw.
a lawless person or habitual criminal, especially one who is a fugitive from the law. Synonyms: brigand, bandit, desperado. a person, group, or thing excluded from the benefits and protection of the law. a person under sentence of outlawry. a person who refuses to be governed by the established rules or practices of any group; rebel; nonconformist:
An outlaw is a person who has broken the law and who is hiding or running away to avoid punishment. Learn more about the noun and verb forms of outlaw, and see examples of usage and synonyms.
An outlaw is a criminal who's on the run. Historically, the word outlaw was used for Western criminals like Billy the Kid or Jesse James, not so much for contemporary drug lords or serial killers.
(especially in the past) a person who has broken the law and who lives separately from the other parts of society because they want to escape legal punishment: Robin Hood was an outlaw who lived in the forest and stole from the rich to give to the poor. Compare. malefactor formal. felon specialized. crook noun (CRIMINAL) informal. criminal noun.
a person declared by a court of law to be deprived of legal rights and protection, generally for the commission of some crime: the killing of such a person was not a legal offense
