habitual criminal vs outlaw

habitual criminal and outlaw both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
habitual criminal	Yes	No	No	No
outlaw	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

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

habitual criminal: someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
outlaw: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

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

habitual criminal (noun)	outlaw (noun)
someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

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

habitual criminal (verb)	outlaw (verb)
	declare illegal; outlaw