| 词汇 | outlaw |
| 词源 | outlaw. A badman or desperado. Outlaw did not originate in the wild and wooly West, though it had much use there. It de- rives ultimately from an Old Norse word meaning “outlawed or banished.” The Old Norse word became utlaga in Old English and was applied to criminals in general, utlaga eventually be- coming outlaw. |
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