Outlawed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

declare illegal; outlaw

contrary to or forbidden by law

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/aʊtlˈɔːd/

🇬🇧British English

/aʊtlˈɔːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/aʊtlˈɔːd/

3 syllables Say it as /aʊtlˈɔːd/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

illegitimate criminalise illegalise criminalize outlaw illicit illegalize unlawful

Antonyms

decriminalize decriminalise legalize

Parts of Speech

verb	declare illegal; outlaw “Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.”
adjective	contrary to or forbidden by law “an illegitimate seizure of power”

Word Forms

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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verboten

für illegal erklären; verbieten

🇫🇷French

hors la loi

déclarer illégal ; interdire

🇪🇸Spanish

proscrito

declarar ilegal; proscrito

🇮🇹Italian

fuorilegge

dichiarare illegale; fuorilegge

🇳🇱Dutch

verboden

illegaal verklaren; balling

🇵🇹Portuguese

proibido

declarar ilegal; foragido

🇷🇺Russian

объявлен вне закона

объявить незаконным; вне закона

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गैरकानूनी घोषित

अवैध घोषित करना; डाकू

🇧🇩Bengali

বেআইনি

অবৈধ ঘোষণা করা; অবৈধ

🇮🇳Tamil

சட்டவிரோதமானது

சட்டவிரோதமாக அறிவிக்கவும்; சட்டவிரோதம்

🇮🇳Telugu

చట్టవిరుద్ధం

చట్టవిరుద్ధంగా ప్రకటించండి; చట్టవిరుద్ధం

🇮🇳Marathi

बेकायदेशीर

बेकायदेशीर घोषित करा; बेकायदेशीर

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેરકાયદેસર

ગેરકાયદેસર જાહેર કરો; ગેરકાયદેસર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾನೂನುಬಾಹಿರ

ಅಕ್ರಮ ಎಂದು ಘೋಷಿಸಿ; ಕಾನೂನುಬಾಹಿರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിയമവിരുദ്ധം

നിയമവിരുദ്ധമായി പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുക; നിയമവിരുദ്ധം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ

ਗੈਰ ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਘੋਸ਼ਿਤ; ਗੈਰਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر قانونی

غیر قانونی قرار دینا؛ غیر قانونی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

被取缔的

宣布非法；取缔

🇯🇵Japanese

非合法化された

違法であると宣言する。無法者

🇰🇷Korean

불법화 된

불법이라고 선언하다; 무법자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngoài vòng pháp luật

tuyên bố bất hợp pháp; ngoài vòng pháp luật

🇹🇭Thai

ผิดกฎหมาย

ประกาศผิดกฎหมาย; คนนอกกฎหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

dilarang

menyatakan ilegal; penjahat

🇵🇭Filipino

ipinagbabawal

magdeklara ng ilegal; bawal

🇲🇾Malay

diharamkan

mengisytiharkan haram; haram

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محظور

أعلن أنه غير قانوني؛ خارج عن القانون

🇮🇷Persian

غیرقانونی

اعلام غیرقانونی؛ قانون شکن

🇹🇷Turkish

yasa dışı

yasadışı ilan etmek; kanun kaçağı

🇮🇱Hebrew

הוצא מחוץ לחוק

להכריז על בלתי חוקי; לְהוֹצִיא מִחוּץ לָחוֹק

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The primary meaning of 'outlawed' is 'declare illegal; outlaw'.

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