Dictionary entry

Outlaw (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Out″law′, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Outlawed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Outlawing.] [AS. �tlagian.]

1. To deprive of the benefit and protection of law; to declare to be an outlaw; to proscribe. Blackstone.

2. To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement; as, to outlaw a debt or claim; to deprive of legal force. “Laws outlawed by necessity.” Fuller.