Main entry: criminal, crook, malefactor, felon, outlaw
Definition: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Main entry: criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw
Definition: declare illegal; outlaw
Usage: Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.
Definition: disobedient to or defiant of law
Usage: lawless bands roaming the plains
Main entry: illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, outlawed, unlawful
Definition: contrary to or forbidden by law
Usage: an illegitimate seizure of power; illicit trade; an outlaw strike; unlawful measures