Jimmy is called a renegade because he stopped attending his religious order prayers and, as the rumour has it, he is planning to join another order for better benefits.

Most young men join rebel groups for a cause and some gun action, but once they understand the real intentions and bad practices of the leaders, they become renegades and even become police informers.

There are cops (police officers) who are called renegades because they break the law instead of enforcing it for several personal and professional reasons.