Definition of "outlaws" []

• Plural form of outlaw. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outlaw. (verb)

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• "On Sunday, President Assad defended his violent crackdown on dissidents, saying it is a national duty to deal with what he called "outlaws" who cut off roads and "terrorize" people."
• "President Bashar al-Assad says the troops are acting out of national duty to counter what he calls outlaws, an interpretation of events rejected even by his allies."
• "Assad has defended his crackdown on dissidents, saying it is a national duty to deal with what he called "outlaws" who block roads and, in his words, "terrorize" people."