n. pl. out·law·ries 1. Defiance of the law; unlawful behavior. 2. The act or process of outlawing or the state of having been outlawed. 3. A proceeding, doctrine, or condition in which one convicted of a crime is deprived of the protection of the law. [Middle English outlauerie, from Anglo-Norman utlagerie and from Medieval Latin ūtlagāria, both from Old English ūtlaga, outlaw; see OUTLAW.] |
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