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1. Declare illegal; outlaw
   "Marijuana is outlawed in the U.S."
   - criminalize, criminalise [Brit], illegalize, illegalise [Brit]

1. Someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
   - criminal, felon, crook, malefactor

1. Contrary to or forbidden by law
   "an outlaw strike"
   - illegitimate, illicit, outlawed, unlawful
    
2. Disobedient to or defiant of law
   "outlaw bands roaming the plains"
   - lawless

Derived forms: outlaws, outlawed, outlawing

See also: illegal, outlawry, unlawful

Type of: disallow, forbid, interdict, nix [N. Amer], principal, prohibit, proscribe, veto

Antonym: legalize

Encyclopedia: Outlaw