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- [out-law]
- /ˈaʊtˌlɔ/
- /ˈaʊt.lɔː/
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- [out-law]
- /ˈaʊtˌlɔ/
Definitions of outlawed word
- noun outlawed a lawless person or habitual criminal, especially one who is a fugitive from the law. 1
- noun outlawed a person, group, or thing excluded from the benefits and protection of the law. 1
- noun outlawed a person under sentence of outlawry. 1
- noun outlawed a person who refuses to be governed by the established rules or practices of any group; rebel; nonconformist: one of the outlaws of country music. 1
- noun outlawed Chiefly Western U.S. a horse that cannot be broken; a mean, intractable horse. any rogue animal. 1
- verb with object outlawed to make unlawful or illegal: The Eighteenth Amendment outlawed the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating beverages in the U.S. 1
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Origin of outlawed
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
before 1150; Middle English outlawe, Old English ūtlaga < Old Norse ūtlagi one outside the protection of the law; see out, law1
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Parts of speech for Outlawed
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
outlawed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for outlawed
adjective outlawed
- illegal — forbidden by law or statute.
- banned — to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: to ban nuclear weapons; The dictator banned all newspapers and books that criticized his regime.
- prohibited — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- bootleg — Bootleg is used to describe something that is made secretly and sold illegally.
- crooked — If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
adverb outlawed
- off-limits — forbidden to be patronized, frequented, used, etc., by certain persons: The tavern is off-limits to soldiers.
- off limits — forbidden to be patronized, frequented, used, etc., by certain persons: The tavern is off-limits to soldiers.
Antonyms for outlawed
adjective outlawed
- allowed — to let have; give as one's share; grant as one's right: to allow a person $100 for expenses.
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