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inlawed

inlawed is the simple past and past participle of inlaw.

Meaning of inlaw

Verb

inlaw (third-person singular simple present inlaws, present participle inlawing, simple past and past participle inlawed)

  1. (UK, historical, transitive) To clear of outlawry or attainder, to return to the protection of the law
    • The king, indignant that an attempt should be made to exempt the vast ecclesiastical lands from taxation at a time of national crisis, sequestrated the estates of the see of Canterbury, and copied John’s conduct in 1208 by outlawing the whole body of the clergy. Winchelsea in return excommunicated...1911, Charles William Chadwick Oman, "English History", Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th ed., Vol. IX, p. 497

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Questions about inlawed

What is inlawed the simple past and past participle of?
Inlawed is the simple past and past participle of inlaw.

Words near inlawed in the dictionary

  1. inlarges
  2. inlarging
  3. inlaut
  4. inlauts
  5. inlaw
  6. inlawed
  7. inlawing
  8. inlawry
  9. inlaws
  10. inlay
  11. inlay card

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