desperado vs outlaw

desperado and outlaw both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
desperado	Yes	No	No	No
outlaw	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, outlaw is a hypernym of desperado; that is, outlaw is a word with a broader meaning than desperado:

desperado: a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)
outlaw: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Other hypernyms of desperado include criminal, crook, felon, malefactor.

desperado (noun)	outlaw (noun)
a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

desperado (adjective)	outlaw (adjective)
	contrary to or forbidden by law
	disobedient to or defiant of law

desperado (verb)	outlaw (verb)
	declare illegal; outlaw