outlaw

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈaʊt.lɔː/    美 /ˈaʊt.lɔ/|/ˈæɔt.loː/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A fugitive from the law.
    — “I am going to a certain tower, one of three that were built in my grandsire’s time to guard Lantern Waste against certain perilous outlaws who dwelled there in his day. […]"
  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.
    — The main character in the play was a bit of an outlaw who refused to shake hands or say thank you.
  4. A wild or violent animal, such as a horse.
  5. An in-law: a relative by marriage. humorous
  6. One who would be an in-law except that the marriage-like relationship is unofficial. humorous
  7. A prostitute who works alone, without a pimp. slang
    — Without a pimp, she was an "outlaw," likely to be harassed, or threatened with assault or robbery on the street.
动词 v.
  1. To declare illegal. transitive
  2. To place a ban upon. transitive
    — The legal change in England and Wales will outlaw selling, manufacturing, renting or importing zombie knives.
  3. To make or declare (a person) an outlaw. transitive
    — Eirik and his people were outlawed at Thorsnes Thing.
  4. To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement. transitive
    — to outlaw a debt or claim
  5. To deprive of legal force.
    — our English common law was outlawed in those parts.

词形变化

outlaws plural outlaws present,singular,third-person outlawing participle,present outlawed participle,past outlawed past

词汇关系

衍生词
outlaw country outlawdom outlawish outlawism outlawness outlawry outlaw state
相关词
scofflaw criminalize felonize misdemeanorize

词源

词源 1
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”).
词源 2
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”).
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