Outlaw vs Gumaguma - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between outlaw and gumaguma

is that outlaw is a fugitive from the law while gumaguma is an outlaw who preys upon refugees crossing the South African border.

is to declare illegal.

(en noun)

A fugitive from the law.

A person who is excluded from normal legal rights.

A person who operates outside established norms.

The main character of the play was a bit of an outlaw who refused to shake hands or say thank you.

A wild horse.

(humorous) An in-law: a relative by marriage.

* (person that operates outside established norms) anti-hero

(outlaw)

To declare illegal

To place a ban upon

To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement.

to outlaw a debt or claim

To deprive of legal force.

Laws outlawed by necessity. — Fuller.

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(en noun)

(Zimbabwe) An outlaw who preys upon refugees crossing the South African border

*{{quote-news, 2006, December 21, Nicole Johnston, The grass isn't greener on the other side, Mail & Guardian citation

, passage=I found the Gumagumas who said they were here to help people to cross. }}

*{{quote-news, 2009, January 24, Barry Bearak, Desperate Children Flee Zimbabwe, for Lives Just as Bleak, New York Times citation

, passage=Perhaps the greatest risk is the gumagumas — the swindlers, thieves and rapists who stalk the vulnerable as they wander in the bush. }}