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recidivist vs outlaw

outlaw vs recidivist

recidivist and outlaw both are nouns.

recidivist is not an adjective while outlaw is an adjective.

recidivist is not a verb while outlaw is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recidivist Yes No No No
outlaw Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, outlaw is a hypernym of recidivist; that is, outlaw is a word with a broader meaning than recidivist:
  • recidivist: 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 recidivist include criminal, crook, felon, malefactor.
recidivist (noun) outlaw (noun)
someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
recidivist (adjective) outlaw (adjective)
contrary to or forbidden by law
disobedient to or defiant of law
recidivist (verb) outlaw (verb)
declare illegal; outlaw
Difference between recidivist and outlaw

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