What does outlawed mean?
Outlawed means (of an act) put beyond the limits of the law, forbidden, against the law..
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(of an act) put beyond the limits of the law, forbidden, against the law..
Use outlawed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Outlawed means (of an act) put beyond the limits of the law, forbidden, against the law..
Common synonyms include criminalised, illegalized, illegal, wrongful.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use outlawed where its definition matches the intended context.
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