outlaw vs thief

thief vs outlaw

outlaw and thief both are nouns.

outlaw is an adjective but thief is not an adjective.

outlaw is a verb but thief is not a verb.

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

As nouns, thief is a hyponym of outlaw; that is, thief is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than outlaw:

outlaw: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
thief: a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

Other hyponyms of outlaw include accessary, accessory, arsonist, firebug, incendiary, blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist, bootlegger, moonshiner, briber, suborner, coconspirator, conspirator, machinator, plotter, desperado, desperate criminal, fugitive, fugitive from justice, gangster, mobster, highbinder, highjacker, hijacker, goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie, gaolbird, jail bird, jailbird, abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher, mafioso, gangster's moll, gun moll, moll, liquidator, manslayer, murderer, parolee, probationer, drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, peddler, pusher, racketeer, raper, rapist, habitual criminal, recidivist, repeater, scofflaw, contrabandist, moon-curser, moon curser, runner, smuggler, stealer, traitor, treasonist, law offender, lawbreaker, violator.

outlaw (noun)	thief (noun)
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime	a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

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

outlaw (verb)	thief (verb)
declare illegal; outlaw

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