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outlawed
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Outlaw \Out"law`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outlawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Outlawing.] [AS. ?tlagian.] [1913 Webster] 1. To deprive of the benefit and protection of law; to declare to be an outlaw. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 2. To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement; as, to outlaw a debt or claim; to deprive of legal force. "Laws outlawed by necessity." --Fuller. [1913 Webster] 3. To render illegal; to ban, prohibit, or proscribe under sanction of some penalty. [PJC] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
outlawed \outlawed\ adj.
1. contrary to or forbidden by law; banned; illicit; as, a
member of an outlawed political party.
Syn: illegitimate, illicit, outlaw(prenominal), unlawful.
[WordNet 1.5]
