thief vs outlaw

outlaw vs thief

thief and outlaw both are nouns.

thief is not an adjective while outlaw is an adjective.

thief is not a verb while outlaw is a verb.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Difference between thief and outlaw

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