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out-lawed
| Main Entry: |
outlawed
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | illegal |
| Synonyms: | actionable, banned, black-market, bootleg, contraband, criminal, crooked, extralegal, felonious, forbidden, heavy*, hot*, illegitimate, illicit, interdicted, irregular, lawless, not approved, not legal, outside the law, prohibited, proscribed, prosecutable, racket, shady, smuggled, sub rosa, taboo*, unauthorized, unconstitutional, under the table, unlawful, unlicensed, unofficial, unwarrantable, unwarranted, verboten, violating, wildcat, wrongful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | illegal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | against the law |
| Synonyms: | actionable, banned, black-market, bootleg, contraband, criminal, crooked, extralegal, felonious, forbidden, heavy*, hot*, illegitimate, illicit, interdicted, irregular, lawless, not approved, not legal, outlawed, outside the law, prohibited, proscribed, prosecutable, racket, shady, smuggled, sub rosa, taboo, unauthorized, unconstitutional, under the table, unlawful, unlicensed, unofficial, unwarrantable, unwarranted, verboten, violating, wildcat, wrongful |
| Notes: | a form of conduct will be illicit and a type of practice will be illegal |
| Antonyms: | allowed, authorized, ethical, good, lawful, legal, legitimate, moral, permissible, right |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | off-limits |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | prohibited |
| Synonyms: | against the law, banned, barred, forbidden, illegal, illicit, no-no, not allowed, out of bounds, outlawed, restricted, taboo, unlawful, verboten |
| Main Entry: | taboo |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not allowed, permitted |
| Synonyms: | anathema, banned, beyond the pale, disapproved, forbidden, frowned on, illegal, off limits, out of bounds, outlawed, prohibited, proscribed, reserved, restricted, ruled out, unacceptable, unmentionable, unthinkable |
| Antonyms: | acceptable, allowed, mentionable, ok |
| Main Entry: | unconstitutional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | illegal |
| Synonyms: | against the law, banned, criminal, felonious, forbidden, illegitimate, illicit, lawless, not legal, outlawed, prohibited, prosecutable, unauthorized, unlawful, violating, wrongful |
| Main Entry: | unlawful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | against the law |
| Synonyms: | actionable, banned, bootleg, criminal, flagitious, forbidden, illegal, illegitimate, illicit, improper, iniquitous, lawless, nefarious, outlawed, prohibited, taboo, unauthorized, under-the-counter, unlicensed, wrongful |
| Antonyms: | authorized, lawful, legal, right |
| Main Entry: | hunted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pursued |
| Synonyms: | chased, dogged, followed, hounded, outlawed, searched for, stalked, tailed, tracked, trailed, wanted |
| Main Entry: | off-limits |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | not within the allowed limits |
| Synonyms: | banned, barred, forbidden, illegal, illicit, not allowed, not permitted, out of bounds, outlawed, prohibited, restricted, taboo, unlawful |
| Main Entry: | ban |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | officially forbid |
| Synonyms: | banish, bar, blackball, close down, close up, curse, declare illegal, disallow, enjoin, exclude, halt, ice out, illegalize, inhibit, interdict, outlaw, pass by, pass up, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, restrict, shut out, suppress |
| Antonyms: | allow, permit |
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