Bandit vs. Outlaw — What's the Difference?

A robber, especially one who robs at gunpoint.

In historical legal systems, an outlaw is one declared as outside the protection of the law. In pre-modern societies, all legal protection was withdrawn from the criminal, so that anyone is legally empowered to persecute or kill them.

An outlaw; a gangster.

A fugitive from the law.

One who cheats or exploits others.

A habitual criminal.

(Slang) A hostile aircraft, especially a fighter aircraft.

A rebel; a nonconformist

One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.

A person excluded from normal legal protection and rights.

An outlaw.

A wild or vicious horse or other animal.

One who cheats others.

To declare illegal

An aircraft identified as an enemy, but distinct from "hostile" or "threat" in that it is not immediately to be engaged.

To place under a ban; prohibit

A runner who covertly joins a race without having registered as a participant.

To deprive (one declared to be a criminal fugitive) of the protection of the law.

(ambitransitive) To rob, or steal from, in the manner of a bandit.

A fugitive from the law.

An outlaw; a brigand.

(history) A criminal who is excluded from normal legal rights; one who can be killed at will without legal penalty.

An armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band

A person who operates outside established norms.

A wild horse.

(humorous) An in-law: a relative by marriage.

(humorous) One who would be an in-law except that the marriage-like relationship is unofficial.

(slang) A prostitute who works alone, without a pimp.

To declare illegal.

To place a ban upon.

To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement.

To deprive of legal force.

A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection.

A person engaging habitually in criminal activity, especially theft or robbery; an habitually lawless person, especially one who is a fugitive from the law.

To deprive of the benefit and protection of law; to declare to be an outlaw.

To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement; as, to outlaw a debt or claim; to deprive of legal force.

To render illegal; to ban, prohibit, or proscribe under sanction of some penalty.

Someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime

Declare illegal; outlaw;

Contrary to or forbidden by law;

Disobedient to or defiant of law;