as in to outlaw
to make or declare contrary to the law a bill that would illegalize the private use of fireworks

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Recent Examples of illegalize Basis for the suit to illegalize the union, lawyers explained, is the difference in race between the participants. sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 Feb. 2018 Rather than negotiating a political agreement, Madrid decided to illegalize Basque political parties allegedly linked with terrorism and to prosecute their leaders. Sergi Pardos-Prado, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2017 The Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act, a bill focused on illegalizing any conversion therapy that charges money, was filed in the U.S. Senate in April. Joseph Frankel, The Atlantic, 10 July 2017
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  • The Socialist Reich Party (SRP), a successor to the Nazi Party, was outlawed in 1952.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 July 2025
  • The United States outlawed ibogaine in 1967 along with other psychotropic drugs.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 June 2025
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  • Shark fishing is banned on the pier, and while anglers can catch and harvest tiger sharks in federal waters, Florida state waters create a nine-mile, no-take protection area for the animals.
    Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • France banned the sale of cigarettes to minors under 18 in 2009.
    Lisa Klaassen, CNN Money, 1 July 2025

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“Illegalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illegalize. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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