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OUTLAWING Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word outlawing. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word outlawing. (close relations)
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banning
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• an official prohibition or edict against something

enjoining
verbv
noun

• (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity

forbidding
adjectiveadj
noun

• an official prohibition or edict against something

adjective satellite

• harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

• threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

disallowing
verbv
verb

• command against

interdicting
verbv
noun

• an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district

• a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity

verb

• destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication

• command against

prohibiting
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• command against

proscribing
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• command against

criminal
nounn
noun

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

adjective satellite

• bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

• guilty of crime or serious offense

• involving or being or having the nature of a crime

criminalise
verbv
verb

• declare illegal; outlaw

criminalize
verbv
verb

• treat as a criminal

• declare illegal; outlaw

crook
nounn
noun

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

• a circular segment of a curve

• a long staff with one end being hook shaped

verb

• bend or cause to bend

felon
nounn
noun

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

• a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail

illegalise
verbv
verb

• declare illegal; outlaw

illegalize
verbv
verb

• declare illegal; outlaw

illegitimate
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful

noun

• the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents

adjective satellite

• contrary to or forbidden by law

illicit
adjectiveadj
adjective

• contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention

adjective satellite

• contrary to or forbidden by law

lawless
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• without law or control

• lax in enforcing laws

• disobedient to or defiant of law

malefactor
nounn
noun

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

outlawed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• contrary to or forbidden by law

unlawful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law

adjective satellite

• not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention

• not morally right or permissible

• having no legally established claim

• contrary to or forbidden by law

Best Hypernyms For OUTLAWING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for outlawing, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
disallow forbid interdict nix principal prohibit proscribe veto

Alternatives for BANNING

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