Outlawed

/ˈaʊtlɔːd/ verb

Definition

Officially banned or forbidden by law; made illegal or prohibited by government authority.

Etymology

From 'outlaw,' which comes from Old Norse 'útlagi' meaning someone put outside the law or exiled. The past tense suffix -ed marks it as completed action.

Kelly Says

Being outlawed in medieval times was catastrophic—it meant you lost all legal protection and could be killed without consequence. That's why the term carries such weight; it literally meant you were outside civilization's protection!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ይቅር (yikir)
yee-keer
ARالعربية
محظور (mahjur)
mah-joo-r
BNবাংলা
নিষিদ্ধ (nishiddha)
nee-sheed-hah
CACatalà
prohibit
pro-hi-bit
CSČeština
zakázáno
za-ka-za-no
DADansk
forbudt
for-boodt
DEDeutsch
verboten
ver-bo-ten
ELΕλληνικά
απαγορευμένο (apagorevmeno)
ah-pa-go-reh-v-meh-noh
ESEspañol
prohibido
pro-hee-bee-doh
FAفارسی
ممنوع (mamnoʿ)
mam-noo-ʿ
FISuomi
kielloitettu
kye-lo-i-tet-tu
FRFrançais
interdit
ahn-te-dee
GUGU
વિધિવત (vidhivat)
vee-thee-vaht
HAHA
haram
ha-ram
HEעברית
אסור (asur)
ah-soor
HIहिन्दी
निषिद्ध (nishiddha)
nee-sheed-hah
HUMagyar
betilt
be-teel-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
dilarang
da-la-ran
IGIG
akwukwo
ak-wook-wo
ITItaliano
vietato
vee-ah-tah-toh
JA日本語
違法 (いほう)
ee-hoh
KKKK
жазаланған
ja-za-lan-gan
KMKM
បរាbolic (bara-bolic)
ba-ra-bo-lick
KO한국어
불법 (불법)
bul-beop
MRMR
निषिद्ध (nishiddha)
nee-sheed-hah
MSBahasa Melayu
dilarang
da-la-ran
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်ပ (pyi-dap)
pee-dahp
NLNederlands
verboden
ver-bo-den
NONorsk
forbudt
for-boodt
PAPA
ਕਿਸੇ
kee-say
PLPolski
zakazany
za-ka-za-ny
PTPortuguês
proibido
pro-ee-bee-doh
RORomână
interzis
in-ter-zis
RUРусский
запрещённый
za-pre-shchon-nyy
SVSvenska
förbjuden
for-boo-den
SWKiswahili
kufutwa
koo-foo-twa
TAதமிழ்
தடைசெய்யப்பட்டது (tadāicēyyappattu)
ta-da-che-ya-pa-ttu
TEతెలుగు
금지 (geumji)
geum-ji
THไทย
ห้าม (haam)
haam
TLTL
pinagbabawal
pi-nag-ba-ba-wal
TRTürkçe
yasaklandı
ya-sak-lan-dee
UKУкраїнська
заборонений
za-bo-ro-ne-nyy
URاردو
ممنوع (mamnuʿ)
mam-noo-ʿ
VITiếng Việt
cấm
cam
YOYO
àgbà
ah-gba
ZH中文
禁止 (jinzhi)
jin-zhi
ZUZU
yiswa
yee-swa

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