n. 1 criminal, gangster, robber, desperado, bandit, highwayman, brigand, footpad, picaroon, pirate, fugitive (from justice or the law), renegade, US road-agent In Westerns, the sheriff always wins out over the outlaws
v. 2 forbid, disallow, ban, interdict, bar, exclude, prohibit, proscribe Some countries have outlawed prostitution, but with little effect