Outlaws (4)
'outlaws' is the definition.
(bandit is a kind of outlaw)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for bandits that I've seen before include "'Brigands, outlaws (7)'" , "Violent robbers" .)
'outlaws' is the definition.
(to outlaw something is to ban it)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for bans that I've seen before include "Forbids" , "Officially prohibits" , "Prohibiting decree" .)