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outlaw
has definitions from the fields of law,criminal law
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[ verb ] (law,criminal law) declare illegal; outlaw
Synonyms Examples "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S." Used in print (William Gomberg, "Unions and the Anti-Trust Laws"...)Eighteenth-century England , upon whose customs our common_law was built , had outlawed unions as monopolies and conspiracies . (Glenn Infield, "America's Secret Poison Gas Tragedy"...)`` Use of such weapons has been outlawed by the general opinion of civilized mankind . |
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[ noun ] (law,criminal law) someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime
Synonyms Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)Each scene is shot straight through , as had been the universal custom , from a camera fixed in a single position , but in the outdoor scenes , especially in the capture and destruction of the outlaws , Porter 's camera position breaks , necessarily , with the camera position standard until then , which had been , roughly , that of a spectator in a center orchestra seat at a play . |
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[ adjective ] (law) contrary to or forbidden by law
Synonyms Examples "an illegitimate seizure of power" "illicit trade" "an outlaw strike" "unlawful measures" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2701
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