Synonyms for outlaw
ˈaʊtˌlɔout·law

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1. outlawverb

   To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement.

   to outlaw a debt or claim

   Synonyms:
   anti-hero

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1. outlaw

   Synonyms:
   brigand, bandit, robber, highwayman, freebooter

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1. criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactoradjective

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

   Synonyms:
   whitlow, twist, shepherd's crook, malefactor, bend, turn, crook, felon, criminal

   Antonyms:
   legal, lawful, legalise, legalize, legitimize, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise, decriminalise, legitimise, decriminalize

2. illegitimate, illicit, outlaw(a), outlawed, unlawfuladjective

   contrary to or forbidden by law

   "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"

   Antonyms:
   lawful, legal, legalise, legitimize, legitimatise, legitimise, decriminalize, legitimate, legitimatize, legalize, decriminalise

3. lawless, outlaw(a)verb

   disobedient to or defiant of law

   "lawless bands roaming the plains"

   Antonyms:
   lawful, legal, legitimatise, legitimatize, decriminalise, decriminalize, legitimize, legitimate, legalize, legalise, legitimise

4. outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegaliseverb

   declare illegal; outlaw

   "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."

   Synonyms:
   illegalise, illegalize, criminalise, criminalize

   Antonyms:
   legal, lawful, legitimize, decriminalise, legitimatize, legitimise, decriminalize, legitimate, legalise, legitimatise, legalize

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1. outlawnoun

   Synonyms:
   robber, bandit, brigand, freebooter, highwayman, marauder

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1. outlawnoun

   Synonyms:
   bandit, desperado

2. outlawverb

   Synonyms:
   proscribe

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1. List of paraphrases for "outlaw":

   proscribe, prohibit, ban, lawless, bandit, criminalise

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1. Jaime Joyce:

   Moonshine has huge crossover appeal, its renegade reputation makes it alluring to consumers who want a little taste of tradition. It makes them feel a little outlaw, too, without breaking any laws.

2. Joe Biden:

   They have to, for them to make Dobbs—for them to outlaw Roe, outlaw the right of a woman to make a choice with their doctor, to not make exceptions for rape and incest and et cetera, and pass it out of the Congress to make it the law of the land, the president has to sign it. I’ll veto it.

3. Jesse James:

   Jesse James is a very famous outlaw so this is obviously a valuable image.

4. Robert Turner:

   The authors of that amendment purposely chose language drafted by Jefferson in an unsuccessful effort to outlaw slavery in the Northwest Territories as a means of honoring Jefferson’s struggle against slavery, if Democrats understood Jefferson’s lifelong opposition to slavery, they would have reached a different conclusion.

5. Town Marshal David Smith:

   The issues we deal with are usually from someone who may be wanting to make a name for themselves and tries to harass or in some way antagonize an outlaw motorcycle gang member.