outwith

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English outwith, outewith, a transposed variant of Middle English withoute (“without”). Cognate to Scots ootwi. By surface analysis, out +‎ with. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /aʊtˈwɪð/, /aʊtˈwɪθ/ Rhymes: -ɪð, -ɪθ === Preposition === outwith (now chiefly Scotland) Outside; beyond; outside of. [from 12th c.] 2004, Official Journal of the European Union, 24.7.2004, C190/10, reporting on a judgment of the European Court of Justice. Finally, the Court failed to examine, and thus to show, in what way such differentiated treatment is objectively justified. The fact that it is the result of circumstances outwith the control of the Communities does not constitute such justification […] . 2009, Sarah Ludford MEP, Letters, The Guardian, 17 Jun 09: It is not acceptable to have EU-US deals on extradition, information collection and exchange, and border controls which are cooked up in secret and outwith the democratic control of the European and national parliaments. 2018, The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2018 These spent convictions for most purposes only fall outwith the scope of the exception of section 4(3)(b) if they are not included in a higher level disclosure sent in connection with the profession, office, type of employment, occupation, decision or proposed decision to which the exception would otherwise apply. 2023, Website of Edinburgh Airport, version dated 2023, accessed 12.04.2023 Trams are one of the easiest ways to get to and from the airport with fast and frequent services to Edinburgh city centre. Trams depart every 7 minutes, between 7am and 7pm, and every 15 minutes outwith these hours, with an end-to-end journey of just 30 minutes. ==== Usage notes ==== For those speakers who use the word, the distinction between outside and outwith is parallel to that between inside and within: the former is more physical, the latter more abstract and conceptual. Contrast outside the house - outwith the home. ==== Antonyms ==== within ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === outwith (not comparable) Outside, outwardly; outwards. [from 13th c.] === Anagrams === without