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Synonyms
out·law (out́lố)

[Middle English outlaue, from Old English ūtlaga, from Old Norse ūtlagi, from ūtlagr, outlawed, banished, ūt, out, + lög, law.]

noun 

    1. A fugitive from the law.
    2. A habitual criminal.
    3. A rebel; a nonconformist: a social outlaw.
  2. A person excluded from normal legal protection and rights.
  3. A wild or vicious horse or other animal.

transitive verb: -lawed, -law·ing, -laws. 

  1. To declare illegal: outlawed the sale of firearms.
  2. To place under a ban; prohibit: outlawed smoking in the house.
  3. To deprive (one declared to be a criminal fugitive) of the protection of the law.

derivatives

out́laẃ
adjective