hors-la-loi
French, noun/ɔʁ.la.lwa/
hors-la-loi is spelled H-O-R-S-L-A-L-O-I (9 letters). Hors-la-loi is a French feminine noun meaning “outlaw (a fugitive from the law)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personnage qui fait ce que la loi interdit”.
What does hors-la-loi mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineoutlaw (a fugitive from the law)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personnage qui fait ce que la loi interdit. 2. Ce qui existe en dehors des lois.
adjective: 1. Interdit par la loi.
adverb: 1. En dehors du cadre prévu par la loi.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hors-la-loi
- ^((h aspiré))\ɔʁ.la.lwa\ masculine feminine
- orlaloua
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hors-la-loi?
- /ɔʁ.la.lwa/
- ^((h aspiré))\ɔʁ.la.lwa\
- \ɔʁ.la.lwa\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hors-la-loi
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.