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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
to make or declare contrary to the law
- a push to outlaw smoking in all public buildings
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2
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
- fed up with the constant interruptions, the physician has outlawed all cell phone use from his office
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outlaw
nounSynonyms of outlaw (Entry 2 of 2)
as in criminal, felon
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- assassin,
- bandit,
- bravo,
- brigand,
- criminal,
- crook,
- desperado,
- felon,
- gunman,
- highwayman,
- lawbreaker,
- mafioso,
- malefactor,
- offender,
- perp,
- perpetrator,
- pirate
- bully,
- gangbanger,
- gangsta,
- gangster,
- goon,
- gorilla,
- hood,
- hoodlum,
- hooligan,
- mobster,
- mug,
- plug-ugly,
- punk,
- roughneck,
- rowdy,
- ruffian,
- thug,
- tough,
- toughie
- (also toughy),
- yob
- [British],
- yobbo
- [British]
- juvenile delinquent,
- tearaway
- [British]
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“Outlaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlaw. Accessed 26 Jan. 2022.
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