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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  • Reuters — Burkina Faso’s transitional parliament passed legislation outlawing conduct deemed to promote LGBTQ practices, introducing fines, prison sentences and sanctions for persons convicted, its justice minister said.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In other words, the maps may have been outlawed — but their consequences are still being lived.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
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  • There are caveats, however, and many sports teams around the state have policies explicitly banning the practice.
    Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • However, multiple reports indicated that North Carolina’s general manager Michael Lombardi and pro liaison Frantzy Jourdain informed their own team last month that the scouts were banned.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Illegalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illegalize. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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