| 单词 | outlaw |
| 释义 | outlaw (once / 585 pages) nvadj An outlaw is a criminal who's on the run. Historically, the word outlaw was used for Western criminals like Billy the Kid or Jesse James, not so much for contemporary drug lords or serial killers. Because they didn't need to be arrested by a police officer or other official, pursuing outlaws was once a way to earn reward money. The outlaw figure became popular due to the almost romantic image of nonconformity they had — outlaws are common characters in Western books and movies. You can also use outlaw to mean "ban or make illegal." If you had your way, you might outlaw spinach, long lines, and stinky perfume. WORD FAMILYoutlaw: outlawed, outlawing, outlawry, outlaws+/outlawry: outlawries USAGE EXAMPLESWhile the monarchy in neighbouring Thailand is protected by a lese majeste law that outlaws any criticism, there is no similar law in Cambodia. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) The title of the first, by Ava DuVernay, refers to the 13th amendment to the constitution, which outlaws slavery in the US. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Maduro attempted to outlaw Venezuela’s largest banknote in mid-December, a measure that he said would strike at foreign powers conspiring to sabotage his socialist government. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) 1n someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper criminal, crook, felon, malefactor William H. Bonney United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881) Jesse JamesUnited States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882) Robert MacGregorScottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734) Benedict ArnoldUnited States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801) John Wilkes BoothUnited States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865) Alphonse CaponeUnited States gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947) Guy FawkesEnglish conspirator who was executed for his role in a plot to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament (1570-1606) Jack the Ripperan unidentified English murderer in the 19th century Jean LaffiteFrench pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826) Sir Henry Morgana Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688) Titus OatesEnglish conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705) Lee Harvey OswaldUnited States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963) Bartholomew Robertsa Welsh pirate credited with having taken more than 400 ships (1682-1722) Edward Thatchan English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718) Dick TurpinEnglish highwayman (1706-1739) Khayr ad-DinBarbary pirate (died in 1546) accessary, accessory someone who helps another person commit a crime arsonist, firebug, incendiarya criminal who illegally sets fire to property blackmailer, extortioner, extortionista criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them bootlegger, moonshinersomeone who makes or sells illegal liquor briber, subornersomeone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act coconspirator, conspirator, machinator, plottera member of a conspiracy desperado, desperate criminala bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) fugitive, fugitive from justicesomeone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice gangster, mobstera criminal who is a member of gang highbindera corrupt politician highjacker, hijackersomeone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughiean aggressive and violent young criminal gaolbird, jail bird, jailbirda criminal who has been jailed repeatedly abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatchersomeone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) mafiosoa member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States gangster's moll, gun moll, mollthe girlfriend of a gangster liquidator, manslayer, murderera criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) parolee, probationersomeone released on probation or on parole drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, peddler, pusheran unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs racketeersomeone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion) raper, rapistsomeone who forces another to have sexual intercourse habitual criminal, recidivist, repeatersomeone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) scofflawone who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses contrabandist, moon curser, moon-curser, runner, smugglersomeone who imports or exports without paying duties stealer, thiefa criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it traitor, treasonistsomeone who betrays his country by committing treason law offender, lawbreaker, violatorsomeone who violates the law apachea Parisian gangster abscondera fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution abetter, abettorone who helps or encourages or incites another accessory after the facta person who gives assistance or comfort to someone known to be a felon or known to be sought in connection with the commission of a felony accessory before the facta person who procures or advises or commands the commission of a felony but who is not present at its perpetration accessory during the facta person who witnesses a crime but does not try to prevent it assassin, assassinator, bravoa murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed bagmana racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money bandit, brigandan armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band barnburnersomeone who burns down a barn booster, lifter, shopliftera thief who steals goods that are in a store bullya hired thug burglara thief who enters a building with intent to steal butchera brutal indiscriminate murderer collaborationist, collaborator, quislingsomeone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force collaborator, confederate, henchman, partner in crimesomeone who assists in a plot coyotesomeone who smuggles illegal immigrants into the United States (usually across the Mexican border) crimp, crimpersomeone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers cutthroatsomeone who murders by cutting the victim's throat dacoit, dakoita member of an armed gang of robbers defalcator, embezzler, peculatorsomeone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use escapeesomeone who escapes fifth columnist, saboteura member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader fratricidea person who murders their brother or sister body snatcher, ghoul, graverobbersomeone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection graverobbersomeone who steals valuables from graves or crypts gun, gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, hitman, shooter, torpedo, triggermana professional killer who uses a gun arms-runner, gunrunnera smuggler of guns hatchet man, icemana professional killer holdup man, stickup manan armed thief infanticidea person who murders an infant larcener, larcenista person who commits larceny mass murderera person who is responsible for the deaths of many victims in a single incident murderessa woman murderer parricidesomeone who kills his or her parent cutpurse, dip, pickpocketa thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places literary pirate, pirate, plagiariser, plagiarist, plagiarizersomeone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider, spoilersomeone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) rippera murderer who slashes the victims with a knife robbera thief who steals from someone by threatening violence rumrunnersomeone who illegally smuggles liquor across a border cattle thief, rustlersomeone who steals livestock (especially cattle) cracksman, safebreaker, safecrackera thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents serial killer, serial murderersomeone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short interval seizer, shanghaiera kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship snatchera thief who grabs and runs pilferer, sneak thief, snitchera thief who steals without using violence traitressfemale traitor yakuzaa Japanese gangster yardiemember of an international gang of Jamaican criminals who sell drugs and violence principal (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement 2v declare illegal; outlaw Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize make legal ban, censor forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) embargoban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto command against 3adj contrary to or forbidden by law an outlaw strike Syn illegitimate, illicit, outlawed, unlawful illegal prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules 4adj disobedient to or defiant of law Syn lawless unlawful contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law |
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