outlaw

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

OUT'LAW, noun A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection. Formerly any person might kill an outlaw; but it is now held unlawful for any person to put to death an outlaw except the sheriff, who has a warrant for that purpose. OUT'LAW, verb transitive To deprive of the benefit and protection of law; to proscribe.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI

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