outlaw

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• UK: /ˈaʊt.lɔː/
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• US: /ˈaʊt.lɔ/
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• cot-caught-merger: /ˈaʊt.lɑ/
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• Australian: /ˈæɔt.loː/
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• CMU ARPABET: AW1 T L AO2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From outlaw, a nickname for someone who no longer had the protection of the law.

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”).

85 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: беглец (beglec) — a fugitive from the law
• Chinese Mandarin: 逃犯 (táofàn) — a fugitive from the law
• Chinese Mandarin: 亡命徒 (wángmìngtú) — a fugitive from the law
• Danish: fredløs — a fugitive from the law
• Dutch: vogelvrije — a fugitive from the law
• Esperanto: eksterleĝulo — a fugitive from the law
• Esperanto: eksterleĝulino — a fugitive from the law
• Estonian: lindprii — a fugitive from the law
• Finnish: lainsuojaton — a fugitive from the law
• French: hors-la-loi — a fugitive from the law
• Galician: gallofo — a fugitive from the law
• Galician: foraxido — a fugitive from the law
• German: Verfemter — a fugitive from the law
• German: Outlaw — a fugitive from the law
• German: Gesetzloser — a fugitive from the law
• Greek: παράνομος (paránomos) — a fugitive from the law
• Greek: φυγάς (fygás) — a fugitive from the law
• Ancient Greek: παράνομος (paránomos) — a fugitive from the law
• Ancient Greek: φυγάς (phugás) — a fugitive from the law
• Hungarian: törvényen kívüli — a fugitive from the law
• Icelandic: útlagi — a fugitive from the law
• Icelandic: útilegumaður — a fugitive from the law
• Italian: fuorilegge — a fugitive from the law
• Japanese: 逃亡者 (tōbōsha) — a fugitive from the law
• Japanese: 逃亡犯 (tōbōhan) — a fugitive from the law
• Japanese: 逃走者 (tōsōsha) — a fugitive from the law
• Japanese: 逃走犯 (tōsōhan) — a fugitive from the law
• Latin: proscriptus — a fugitive from the law
• Macedonian: бе́галец (bégalec) — a fugitive from the law
• Macedonian: одметник (odmetnik) — a fugitive from the law
• Māori: tangata hara — a fugitive from the law
• Norman: proscrit — a fugitive from the law
• Old English: ūtlaga — a fugitive from the law
• Portuguese: fora de lei — a fugitive from the law
• Portuguese: fora da lei — a fugitive from the law
• Portuguese: foragido — a fugitive from the law
• Romanian: fugar — a fugitive from the law
• Russian: престу́пник (prestúpnik) — a fugitive from the law
• Russian: престу́пница (prestúpnica) — a fugitive from the law
• Russian: разбо́йник (razbójnik) — a fugitive from the law
• Russian: разбо́йница (razbójnica) — a fugitive from the law
• Serbo-Croatian: razbojnik — a fugitive from the law
• Serbo-Croatian: odmetnik — a fugitive from the law
• Serbo-Croatian: izopćenik — a fugitive from the law
• Spanish: forajido — a fugitive from the law
• Swedish: bandit — a fugitive from the law
• Tagalog: taunlabas — a fugitive from the law
• Welsh: gŵr deol — a fugitive from the law
• Danish: fredløs — person without legal rights
• Dutch: vogelvrije — person without legal rights
• Finnish: lainsuojaton — person without legal rights
• German: Ächtung — person without legal rights
• Middle English: outlawe — person without legal rights
• Romanian: persoană fără de lege — person without legal rights
• Russian: изго́й (izgój) — person without legal rights
• Russian: изгна́нник (izgnánnik) — person without legal rights
• Russian: изгна́нница (izgnánnica) — person without legal rights
• Russian: отве́рженный (otvéržennyj) — person without legal rights
• Russian: отве́рженная (otvéržennaja) — person without legal rights
• Spanish: proscripto — person without legal rights
• Spanish: proscrito — person without legal rights
• Swedish: fredlös — person without legal rights
• Bulgarian: мустанг (mustang) — wild horse
• Chinese Mandarin: 野馬 /野马 (yěmǎ) — wild horse
• Finnish: villihevonen — wild horse
• Greek: αγριάλογο (agriálogo) — wild horse
• Macedonian: му́станг (mústang) — wild horse
• Russian: ди́кая ло́шадь (díkaja lóšadʹ) — wild horse
• Bulgarian: обявявам извън закона (objavjavam izvǎn zakona) — to declare illegal
• Chinese Mandarin: 宣告非法 (xuāngào fēifǎ) — to declare illegal
• Danish: kriminalisere — to declare illegal
• Finnish: julistaa laittomaksi — to declare illegal
• Finnish: kieltää — to declare illegal
• German: ächten — to declare illegal
• Icelandic: útlægja — to declare illegal
• Old English: ūtlagian — to declare illegal
• Russian: объявля́ть вне зако́на (obʺjavljátʹ vne zakóna) — to declare illegal
• Spanish: ilegalizar — to declare illegal
• Swedish: kriminalisera — to declare illegal
• Bulgarian: острахирам (ostrahiram) — to place a ban on
• Danish: banlyse — to place a ban on
• German: verbannen — to place a ban on
• Icelandic: útlægja — to place a ban on
• Old English: ūtlagian — to place a ban on
• Swedish: bannlysa — to place a ban on