Standard Lemma guide

outlawed

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

put beyond the limits of the law, forbidden, against the law.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: criminalised, illegalized, illegal, wrongful, crimeful, criminal, illegitimate, illicit, lawbreaking, nonlawful, outlawed, unlawful

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

put beyond the limits of the law, declared an outlaw or declared a criminal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: criminalised, felonized

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of outlaw

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

contrary to or forbidden by law

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an illegitimate seizure of power
  • illicit trade
  • an outlaw strike
  • unlawful measures

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: illegitimate, illicit, outlaw(a), unlawful

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: verboten — an act
  • German: gesetzwidrig — an act
  • German: illegal — an act
  • Latin: proscriptus — an act
  • Old English: ūtlah — an act
  • German: vogelfrei — a person
  • German: geächtet — a person
  • German: rechtlos — a person
  • Hungarian: számkivetett — a person
  • Hungarian: jogfosztott — a person
  • Latin: proscriptus — a person
  • Old English: ūtlah — a person
  • Swedish: fredlös — a person
  • Swedish: fågelfri — a person