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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime;
[syn: criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor]


VERB (1)

1. declare illegal; outlaw;
- Example: "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."
[syn: outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. contrary to or forbidden by law;
- Example: "an illegitimate seizure of power"
- Example: "illicit trade"
- Example: "an outlaw strike"
- Example: "unlawful measures"
[syn: illegitimate, illicit, outlaw(a), outlawed, unlawful]

2. disobedient to or defiant of law;
- Example: "lawless bands roaming the plains"
[syn: lawless, outlaw(a)]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Outlaw \Out"law`\ (out"l[add]`), n. [AS. [=u]tlaga, [=u]tlah. See Out, and Law.] 1. A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 2. A person engaging habitually in criminal activity, especially theft or robbery; an habitually lawless person, especially one who is a fugitive from the law. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Outlaw \Out"law`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outlawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Outlawing.] [AS. ?tlagian.] [1913 Webster] 1. To deprive of the benefit and protection of law; to declare to be an outlaw. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 2. To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement; as, to outlaw a debt or claim; to deprive of legal force. "Laws outlawed by necessity." --Fuller. [1913 Webster] 3. To render illegal; to ban, prohibit, or proscribe under sanction of some penalty. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

outlaw adj 1: contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures" [syn: illegitimate, illicit, outlaw(a), outlawed, unlawful] 2: disobedient to or defiant of law; "lawless bands roaming the plains" [syn: lawless, outlaw(a)] n 1: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime [syn: criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor] v 1: declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S." [syn: outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise] [ant: decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize]