outlaw

nounverbB1 · Intermediate

Person who has broken the law.

Meanings of «outlaw»

1 · noun

person who has broken the law

The outlaw hid in the mountains for years.

2 · verb

to make something illegal

The government wants to outlaw smoking in parks.

Similar: ban forbid prohibit

Translation

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«outlaw» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

a person who breaks the law

criminalthe neutral word for someone who breaks the lawThe police caught the criminal in the city.

offenderformalsomeone who has broken a law or ruleYoung offenders may go to a special school.

crookinformala dishonest person who cheats or stealsDo not trust him, he is a crook.

outlawold-fashioned; lives outside the law, often huntedThe outlaw hid in the hills for years.

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