Outlaw — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

declare illegal; outlaw

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈaʊtlɔː/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaʊtlɔː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaʊtlɔː/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈaʊtlɔː/.

Examples

Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.
an illegitimate seizure of power
illicit trade

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

illegitimate criminalise outlawed criminal illegalise criminalize crook illicit illegalize unlawful felon lawless malefactor

Antonyms

decriminalize decriminalise legalize

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
verb	declare illegal; outlaw “Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.”
adjective	contrary to or forbidden by law “an illegitimate seizure of power”
adjective	disobedient to or defiant of law “lawless bands roaming the plains”

Word Forms

criminalize	verb	treat as a criminal
outlaw	adjective	disobedient to or defiant of law
outlaw	verb	declare illegal; outlaw
outlawry	noun	illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law
outlaw	noun	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
crime	noun	(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
illicitness	noun	the quality of not conforming strictly to law
unlawfulness	noun	the quality of failing to conform to law
lawlessness	noun	illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verbieten

jemand, der eine Straftat begangen hat oder wegen einer Straftat rechtskräftig verurteilt wurde

🇫🇷French

interdire

quelqu'un qui a commis un crime ou qui a été légalement reconnu coupable d'un crime

🇪🇸Spanish

proscrito

alguien que ha cometido un delito o ha sido condenado legalmente por un delito

🇮🇹Italian

fuorilegge

qualcuno che ha commesso un crimine o è stato legalmente condannato per un crimine

🇳🇱Dutch

balling

iemand die een misdrijf heeft gepleegd of wettelijk is veroordeeld voor een misdrijf

🇵🇹Portuguese

foragido

alguém que cometeu um crime ou foi legalmente condenado por um crime

🇷🇺Russian

вне закона

тот, кто совершил преступление или был законно осужден за преступление

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डाकू

कोई व्यक्ति जिसने कोई अपराध किया हो या कानूनी तौर पर किसी अपराध के लिए दोषी ठहराया गया हो

🇧🇩Bengali

অবৈধ

যে কেউ অপরাধ করেছে বা আইনত অপরাধের জন্য দোষী সাব্যস্ত হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

சட்டவிரோதம்

ஒரு குற்றம் செய்தவர் அல்லது சட்டப்பூர்வமாக ஒரு குற்றத்திற்காக தண்டிக்கப்பட்டவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

చట్టవిరుద్ధం

నేరం చేసిన లేదా చట్టబద్ధంగా నేరానికి పాల్పడిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

बेकायदेशीर

ज्याने गुन्हा केला आहे किंवा एखाद्या गुन्ह्यासाठी कायदेशीररित्या दोषी ठरले आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેરકાયદેસર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જેણે ગુનો કર્યો હોય અથવા કાયદેસર રીતે ગુના માટે દોષિત ઠર્યા હોય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾನೂನುಬಾಹಿರ

ಅಪರಾಧ ಮಾಡಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾನೂನುಬದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಅಪರಾಧಕ್ಕೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷೆಗೊಳಗಾದ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിയമവിരുദ്ധം

ഒരു കുറ്റകൃത്യം ചെയ്ത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു കുറ്റകൃത്യത്തിന് നിയമപരമായി ശിക്ഷിക്കപ്പെട്ട ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਿਸਨੇ ਕੋਈ ਜੁਰਮ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਅਪਰਾਧ ਲਈ ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਦੋਸ਼ੀ ਠਹਿਰਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر قانونی

کوئی ایسا شخص جس نے جرم کیا ہو یا قانونی طور پر جرم کا مرتکب ہوا ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

取缔

犯罪或被依法定罪的人

🇯🇵Japanese

無法者

犯罪を犯したことがある、または犯罪で法的に有罪判決を受けた人

🇰🇷Korean

무법자

범죄를 저질렀거나 범죄로 법적 유죄판결을 받은 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngoài vòng pháp luật

một người đã phạm tội hoặc đã bị kết án hợp pháp về một tội phạm

🇹🇭Thai

คนนอกกฎหมาย

คนที่ก่ออาชญากรรมหรือถูกตัดสินว่ามีความผิดตามกฎหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

penjahat

seseorang yang telah melakukan kejahatan atau telah dihukum secara sah karena melakukan kejahatan

🇵🇭Filipino

bawal

isang taong nakagawa ng krimen o legal na nahatulan ng krimen

🇲🇾Malay

haram

seseorang yang telah melakukan jenayah atau telah disabitkan secara sah atas jenayah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خارج عن القانون

شخص ارتكب جريمة أو أدين قانونيًا بارتكاب جريمة

🇮🇷Persian

قانون شکن

کسی که مرتکب جرمی شده یا به طور قانونی به جرمی محکوم شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

kanun kaçağı

Bir suç işlemiş veya yasal olarak bir suçtan hüküm giymiş kimse

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהוֹצִיא מִחוּץ לָחוֹק

מישהו שביצע פשע או הורשע משפטית בפשע

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What is the primary definition of the word 'outlaw'?

The primary meaning of 'outlaw' is 'someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime'.

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Using 'outlaw' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'outlaw' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'outlaw' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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