Outlaw

:For other uses, see Outlaws.

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An outlaw, a person living the lifestyle of outlawry, meaning literally "outside of the law." In the common law of England, a judgment declaring someone an outlaw was one of the harshest penalties in the legal system. However, romanticised outlaws became stock characters in several fictional settings.

Related Topics:
Law - Common law - Stock character

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