Outlawness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The characteristic of being an outlaw. uncountable

    "He had a “Let's Spend the Night Together” swagger that young, lean, and confident men use to get away with murder, though he didn't indulge my mother's high bar of outlawness by pretending to be a killer."

Example

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"He had a “Let's Spend the Night Together” swagger that young, lean, and confident men use to get away with murder, though he didn't indulge my mother's high bar of outlawness by pretending to be a killer."

Etymology

From outlaw + -ness.

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