· someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Synonym(s): criminal, felon, crook, malefactor
Hypernym(s): principal
· declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."
Synonym(s): criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise
Hypernym(s): forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix
Antonym(s): legalize
· contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"
Synonym(s): illegitimate, illicit, outlawed, unlawful
· disobedient to or defiant of law; "lawless bands roaming the plains"
Synonym(s): lawless