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Outlaw vs Boycott - What's the difference?

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Outlaw is a related term of boycott.


As a noun outlaw

is a fugitive from the law.

As a verb outlaw

is to declare illegal.

As a proper noun boycott is

(a village name).

outlaw

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A fugitive from the law.
  • A person who is excluded from normal legal rights.
  • A person who operates outside established norms.
  • The main character of the play was a bit of an outlaw who refused to shake hands or say thank you.
  • A wild horse.
  • (humorous) An in-law: a relative by marriage.
  • Synonyms

    * (person that operates outside established norms) anti-hero

    Verb

    (outlaw)
  • To declare illegal
  • To place a ban upon
  • To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement.
  • to outlaw a debt or claim
  • To deprive of legal force.
  • Laws outlawed by necessity. — Fuller.

    boycott

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To abstain, either as an individual or group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.
  • Synonyms

    * blackball * blacklist * embargo * withhold patronage

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of boycotting