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| 1. | [ verb ] (law,criminal law) declare illegal; outlaw | |
| Synonyms: | illegalize criminalise illegalise criminalize | |
| Examples: | "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S." |
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| Related terms: | legalize legalize forbid ban crime criminal lawlessness | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (law,criminal law) someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime | |
| Synonyms: | criminal crook felon malefactor | |
| Related terms: | wrongdoer murderer thief kidnapper traitor racketeer gangster smuggler blackmailer bootlegger raper briber hood conspirator accessory probationer pusher fugitive recidivist scofflaw highbinder desperado mafioso violator billie_the_kid macgregor moll james highjacker arsonist | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (law) contrary to or forbidden by law | |
| Synonyms: | illegitimate unlawful outlawed illicit | |
| Examples: | "an illegitimate seizure of power" "illicit trade" "an outlaw strike" "unlawful measures" |
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| Related terms: | illegal | |
| 4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2701 | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] (law) disobedient to or defiant of law | |
| Synonyms: | lawless | |
| Examples: | "lawless bands roaming the plains" |
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| Related terms: | unlawful | |
| Similar spelling: |
outlay Outley |
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