ETYM Italian bandito outlaw, p. p. of bandire to proclaim, to banish, to proscribe, Late Lat. bandire, bannire. Related to Ban an edict, and cf. Banish.
An armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band; SYN. brigand.

ETYM as. utlaga, utlah. Related to Out, and Law.
1. A criminal; one who lives outside the law.
2. A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection.