Runaway vs Outlaw - What's the difference?
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A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes limitations.
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A train that is out of control.
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(usually attributive) An object or process that is out of control or out of equilibrium.
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The act of running away, especially of a horse or teams.
An overwhelming victory.
A fugitive from the law.
A person who is excluded from normal legal rights.
A person who operates outside established norms.
A wild horse.
(humorous) An in-law: a relative by marriage.
To declare illegal
To place a ban upon
To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement.
To deprive of legal force.
Runaway is a related term of outlaw.
As nouns the difference between runaway and outlaw
is that runaway is a person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes limitations while outlaw is a fugitive from the law.As a verb outlaw is
to declare illegal.runaway
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Alternative forms
* run-awayNoun
(en noun)- Runaway children are vulnerable to criminal exploitation.
- Thou runaway , thou coward, art thou fled?
- There was a runaway yesterday.
- The home side won in a runaway .
Usage notes
This word is frequently used attributively, as in "runaway X" to mean "an X which has run away" or "an X which is out of control".outlaw
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Noun
(en noun)- The main character of the play was a bit of an outlaw who refused to shake hands or say thank you.
Synonyms
* (person that operates outside established norms) anti-heroVerb
(outlaw)- to outlaw a debt or claim
- Laws outlawed by necessity. — Fuller.