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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
Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2025
Due to concerns that they could be sued for destroying frozen embryos, several fertility clinics in the state paused some of their services, though the clinics themselves were not outlawed.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Alec Baldwin plays the the notorious outlaw Harland Rust in the first footage for Rust, the indie western with a 2021 on-set tragedy that claimed the life of director of photography Halyna Hutchins.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Advocates urge it be outlawed To fill major CT shopping plaza’s vacancies, owner considers 300 new apartments
CT state employees rack up huge pensions through overtime.
—Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2025
Due to concerns that they could be sued for destroying frozen embryos, several fertility clinics in the state paused some of their services, though the clinics themselves were not outlawed.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
The western film, on the set of which cinematographer Halyna Hutchins lost her life in an accidental shooting by the movie's star Alec Baldwin, features Baldwin as a tough outlaw on the run.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Alec Baldwin plays the the notorious outlaw Harland Rust in the first footage for Rust, the indie western with a 2021 on-set tragedy that claimed the life of director of photography Halyna Hutchins.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlaw
Verb
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Other provisions of the letter included that Harvard ban all DEI policies, or at least those that consider gender, race, ability, age, socioeconomic status, sexuality, religion, ethnicity, or nationality.—
Charlotte Y. Levy,
Rolling Stone,
4 May 2025
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The same month, Idaho banned soda and candy purchases using food stamps.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Under the terms of the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), all nuclear explosions are prohibited whether for military or peaceful purposes.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Donations from foreign nationals are prohibited by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2025
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Castillo, a Peruvian national, and his accomplices were considered international bandits and wanted on several continents, according to the Los Angeles Times coverage of their trial, which lasted more than five months.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The caps proved popular with dockworkers, shipwrights and bandits, and, over time, the baker boy hat became synonymous with the newsboy cap (which was actually worn by boys working at newsstands).—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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Governor Ron DeSantis recently endorsed child labor as a fix for worker shortages caused by mass deportations and by a new state law criminalizing undocumented immigrants.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
22 Apr. 2025
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Whereas the Catholic Church in 2008, under Benedict XVI, had refused to sign a United Nations declaration calling for the repeal of laws criminalizing homosexuality, Francis chose a different course.—
Randall Balmer,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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By forbidding a digital dollar, Washington intended to preserve that story: liberty, privacy, entrepreneurial zeal.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Kerr once famously won the World Vale Tudo Championship with a fractured hand and was later forbidden from competing in American Championship Fighting due to a different hand injury.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Reckless sanctuary city policies create a sanctuary for one class — criminals.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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All email platforms are targeted by criminals, that’s for sure, but Gmail has the biggest bullseye on its back courtesy of that user base.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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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
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However, for years, they were believed to be pirate ships, the museum said in a news release.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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The show will happen in a 60,000 square foot arena with Crimson and Sapphire pirates battling on deck, in the water, and in the sky above full-sized pirate ships.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
2 May 2025
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“Outlaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlaw. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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