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Outlaw

2 stages from Old Norse to English.

Today it means a person who has broken the law, especially one who evades capture
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Stage 1 of 2
utlagi
Old Norse · medieval
"one outside the law"
literally one outside the law, from ut (out) and lagu (law)
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Stage 2 of 2
outlaw
English · 1200s
"a person who has broken the law and evades justice"
settled as the English word for a person excluded from legal protection
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