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. Jeanne Shaheen:

   I hope the Supreme Court is listening to the people of the United States because – to go back to Adam Sexton’s question – I think if you want to see a revolution go ahead, outlaw Roe v. Wade and see what the response is of the public, particularly young people, because I think that will not be acceptable to young women or young men.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Camille Paglia:

   The prostitute is not, as feminists claim, the victim of men but rather their conqueror, an outlaw who controls the sexual channel between nature and culture.

5. Ned Lamont:

   It's incredible that Supreme Court is going to make a decision in three or four months that could fundamentally change a woman's right to choose and that a majority of the states across the country already got bills passed or about to pass that virtually outlaw a woman's right to choose, and we're not going to let that happen in Connecticut.