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outlawed

outlawed adjective: put beyond the limits of the law, forbidden, against the law. Also the simple past and past participle of outlaw.

Adjective

outlawed (not comparable)

  1. put beyond the limits of the law, forbidden, against the law.
  2. put beyond the limits of the law, declared an outlaw or declared a criminal.

Also used as

outlawed is also the simple past and past participle of outlaw.

Synonyms of outlawed

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Words formed from outlawed

Questions about outlawed

What does outlawed mean?
Outlawed means put beyond the limits of the law, forbidden, against the law.
What part of speech is outlawed?
Outlawed is an adjective.

Words near outlawed in the dictionary

  1. outlaw
  2. outlaw country
  3. outlaw state
  4. outlaw states
  5. outlawdom
  6. outlawed
  7. outlawing
  8. outlawish
  9. outlawism
  10. outlawness
  11. outlawries

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