1
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
George Yang, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
So why not outlaw parties and rein in the dangers of partisanship?
—Robert A. Strong, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Presidential use of the autopen has not been outlawed or ruled unconstitutional.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Red Dead Redemption 2 follows an outlaw named Arthur Morgan, who's part of the Van der Linde gang.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
So why not outlaw parties and rein in the dangers of partisanship?
—Robert A. Strong, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
At a time when other states were moving to outlaw the practice and Missouri had yet to act, Sanders built one of Kansas City’s busiest operations, which experts claimed skirted loan-sharking laws by charging fees that a 1992 Kansas City Star article determined to be 384% annual interest.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Presidential use of the autopen has not been outlawed or ruled unconstitutional.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlaw
Verb
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He is said to have created the rice dish plov to heal a young prince who was lovesick after being banned from marrying a craftsman’s daughter.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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The agreement keeps the popular app alive in the US more than a year after lawmakers passed a bill that would ban TikTok unless Chinese owner ByteDance divests its US operations.—
Claire Cameron,
semafor.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Antideficiency Act prohibits agencies from accepting unpaid labor, even if workers are willing to work for free.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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From Monday, September 29, through Friday, October 3, all civilian drone flights are prohibited in Danish airspace in connection with the EU summit.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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In The Three Amigos, a trio of American actors who have played heroic gunslingers in a series of popular silent films, are accidentally hired by the villagers of Santa Poco to protect them from the villainous bandit leader, El Guapo, who kidnaps a beautiful villager to be his unwilling bride.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Over $200 Off NFL Sunday Ticket NFL fans can make out like bandits with the DraftKings Sportsbook welcome offer.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Mann Act criminalizes the transport of a person across state lines for the purpose of prostitution.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
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Republicans have long held an anti-porn stance, including in the conservative Project 2025 policy guide, which seeks to criminalize pornography.—
Ray Stern,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The 1967 Outer Space Treaty forbids sovereign claims over celestial bodies.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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Morrisey’s executive order doesn’t require parents to explain their religious objection, and no major religion expressly forbids vaccination.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The immediate impact on public opinion is hard to gauge, but, as the war went on, the picture came to stand for the belief that in supporting South Vietnam, the United States was supporting war criminals.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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Ron is dealing with family troubles, and Ibrahim is still providing therapy to his favorite criminal.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 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
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But Chappell was the queen of the castle from the start, stomping onstage to an orchestral metal fanfare, wearing a crimson pirate ensemble and her bat-wing fascinator.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
21 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, there was also the concept of reading and how to integrate that in the story, how the pirates learn to read, and how words go together.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Outlaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlaw. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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