outlaw
noun[C]
uk/ˈaʊt.lɔː/us/ˈaʊt.lɑː/(especiallyin the past) apersonwho hasbrokenthelawand wholivesseparatelyfrom the otherpartsofsocietybecause theywanttoescapelegalpunishment:
（尤指旧时的）不法之徒，草寇Robin Hood was an outlaw wholivedin theforestandstolefrom therichto give to thepoor.罗宾汉是个劫富济贫的绿林好汉。
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malefactorformal
felonspecialized
crooknoun(CRIMINAL)informal
criminalnoun
Criminals - general words
- abettor
- accessory
- accomplice
- anti-gang
- be in the frame (forsomething)idiom
- crook
- delinquent
- gangbanger
- gangland
- juvenile delinquent
- lawbreaker
- lowlife
- perpetrator
- previous
- probationer
- recidivist
- stalker
- wanted
- white-collar criminal
- wrongdoer
outlaw
verb[T]
uk/ˈaʊt.lɔː/us/ˈaʊt.lɑː/to make somethingillegalorunacceptable:
使成为非法；禁止；取缔The newlawwill outlawsmokinginpublicplaces.新法律将禁止在公共场所吸烟。
Synonym
criminalize
Opposites
decriminalize
legalize
to forbid someone or something
- forbidHe grew up in a strict household where dating was forbidden.
- disallowUpon review, the goal was disallowed.
- banThe government has banned the sale of lead-based paint.
- prohibitVehicles are prohibited from parking on the grass.
Forbidding and banning things
- abolish
- abolition
- abolitionist
- anti-censorship
- ban
- curfew
- debar
- decertification
- decertify
- deny
- disallow
- non-valid
- off-limits
- out of boundsidiom
- prohibit
- prohibition
- unauthorized
- unkosher
- verboten
- veto
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