outlaws

Noun

outlaw (plural outlaws)

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. […]"1956, C. S. Lewis, chapter 5, in The Last Battle, Collins, published 1998

   Synonyms:

   absconder, fugitive

2. A criminal who is excluded from normal legal rights; one who can be killed at will without legal penalty.

   Synonyms:

   bandit, wolf's head

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.

   Synonyms:

   anti-hero, deviant

4. A wild or violent animal, such as a horse.
5. (humorous) An in-law: a relative by marriage.
6. (humorous) One who would be an in-law except that the marriage-like relationship is unofficial.

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