outlawed

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adjective

put beyond the limits of the law, forbidden, against the law.

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

adjectiveoutlawed (not comparable)
  1. not comparableput beyond the limits of the law, forbidden, against the law.

    Synonyms: criminalised, illegalized, illegal, wrongful, crimeful, criminal, illegal, illegitimate

  2. not comparableput beyond the limits of the law, declared an outlaw or declared a criminal.

    Synonyms: criminalised, felonized

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of outlaw

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveput beyond the limits of the law, declared an outlaw or declared a criminal.

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecontrary to or forbidden by law

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German vogelfrei, geächtet
  • vogelfreia person
  • geächteta person
  • rechtlosa person
  • verbotenan act
  • gesetzwidrigan act
  • illegalan act
Hungarian számkivetett, jogfosztott
  • számkivetetta person
  • jogfosztotta person
Latin proscriptus, proscriptus
  • proscriptusa person
  • proscriptusan act
Swedish fredlös, fågelfri
  • fredlösa person
  • fågelfria person
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APA

outlawed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outlawed

MLA

“outlawed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outlawed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outlawed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outlawed.

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