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as in to ban
to make or declare contrary to the law
a push to outlaw smoking in all public buildings
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as in to prohibit
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
fed up with the constant interruptions, the physician has outlawed all cell phone use from his office
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as in bandit
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Recent Examples of outlaw
Sam McDowell October 27, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
During their first reign from 1996-2001, the Taliban had outlawed all music besides non-instrumental religious chanting, enforcing the ban with brutal tactics that included a suicide bombing at an ANIM student concert.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
In this adventure, she is eventually rescued from her secluded tower by an outlaw named Flynn Rider.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Hunt’s short-yard rate has been a few percentage points more successful this year than the Tush Push, a play some NFL teams wanted to outlaw this summer, and probably even more will advocate to ban next summer.
—Sam McDowell October 27, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
During their first reign from 1996-2001, the Taliban had outlawed all music besides non-instrumental religious chanting, enforcing the ban with brutal tactics that included a suicide bombing at an ANIM student concert.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
Movie follows the true story of the 1977 kidnapping that turned aspiring Indianapolis entrepreneur Tony Kiritsis into an eccentric outlaw folk hero.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
In this adventure, she is eventually rescued from her secluded tower by an outlaw named Flynn Rider.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlaw
Verb
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There is a reason that Rice, who first renounced then rejoined her faith, often found her books banned.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Nov. 2025
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Our findings help explain why a growing number of companies have rules restricting or banning relationships across reporting lines.—
Emily Nix,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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The state’s brief urged the court to permit inspection only of ballot images and prohibit scanning or recanvassing the original ballots, claiming such access would undermine ballot integrity and spread misinformation.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Nov. 2025
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Transporting research animals typically requires legally binding contracts that prohibit the parties involved from disclosing information, Tulane University said in a statement to the AP.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Security analyst Nnamdi Obasi, a senior adviser at the International Crisis Group think tank, explained that while extremist groups have wreaked havoc against both Christians and Muslims in the northeast of Nigeria, bandit groups have terrorized predominantly Muslim communities in the northwest.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The country has faced years of bloodshed from Boko Haram militants and armed bandits, whose motives are often linked more to territorial control and ransom than to religion.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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As outrage over the verdict catalyzed activist campaigns into criminalizing spousal rape in every state (only achieved, with many loopholes, in 1993) the town of Salem, Oregon just wanted to move on.—
Sarah Weinman,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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It is criminalized, typically as reckless endangerment, but isn’t categorized in the minds of normal people as a social crime.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The bill would limit how the money could be used, forbidding the administration from spending the funds on anything other than federal pay.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Many people assume that Godparents will take care of the children should something happen to the parents, God forbid.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In other court cases, some civil and some criminal, involving a total of nearly 300 additional hectares near Vlora, Shehu and his family members are accused of grabbing property through similar forgeries.—
Lindita Cela,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The trio has a surprisingly good theory about the implosion of the makeshift Astral Pulse; seems like Shroud never found the original, and someone has been outfitting low-level criminals with bootlegs that are going awry like Robert’s.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Basis for the suit to illegalize the union, lawyers explained, is the difference in race between the participants.—
sandiegouniontribune.com,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
28 Feb. 2018
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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
Noun
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The book, which is from Australia, follows Bee and her fellow runaways, who discover a new friend, Paco, is a Lost Boy from Neverland who needs them to fight hordes of pirates led by a merciless new leader.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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One could be seen wearing an all-denim outfit with an In-N-Out Burger employee hat, while the other wore a floral-print dress with a pirate-style hat.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Outlaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlaw. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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