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outlaw

/ˈaʊt.lɔ/noun, verb, adjective2 syllables

Outlaw means: contrary to or forbidden by law.

Synonyms for outlaw20

noun, as in someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

criminal, felon, crook, malefactor

verb, as in declare illegal; outlaw

criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise

adjective, as in contrary to or forbidden by law

illegitimate, illicit, outlawed, unlawful, illegal

adjective, as in disobedient to or defiant of law

lawless, unlawful

also used for outlaw

absconder, fugitive, bandit, wolf's head, anti-hero, deviant

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Opposites of outlaw

legalize, legalise

What does outlaw mean?4

adjective

1

contrary to or forbidden by law“an illegitimate seizure of power”

2

disobedient to or defiant of law“lawless bands roaming the plains”

noun

1

someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

verb

1

declare illegal; outlaw“Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Outlaw in a sentence

  • If you outlaw guns, only cops will have guns.shekitten
  • The government acted boldly to deal with the outlaw uprising.unknown
  • That tricky outlaw is so sneaky that he's lower than a snake's belly.mccarras
  • The outlaw left a note in the saloon.Igider
  • She fired her last bullet at the outlaw.Igider
  • He knew the outlaw’s time was up.Igider
  • They found the outlaw’s tracks near the river.Igider
  • The sheriff held his ground against the outlaws.Igider

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of outlaw

as a noun

plural
outlaws

as a verb

past tense
outlawed
present participle
outlawing
third-person singular
outlaws
past participle
outlawed