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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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Recent Examples of outlaw
Jack Smart, People.com, 2 May 2025
And her new single is a duet with another, even more hirsute outlaw traditionalist, Jamey Johnson.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Routine use of the military is outlawed under the Posse Comitatus Act, except where explicitly authorized by law.
—William Hartung, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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Verb
In the Western from writer-director Joel Souza, the young actor plays Lucas Hollister, a grieving teen in 1880s Wyoming whose accidental murder of a neighbor kicks off an unlikely alliance with Baldwin’s notorious outlaw Harland Rust — who turns out to be Lucas’ grandfather.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 2 May 2025
And her new single is a duet with another, even more hirsute outlaw traditionalist, Jamey Johnson.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
Noun
Under the plan, no new import contracts will be allowed from next year, while imports under existing short-term contracts for most EU member states will have to stop in a year’s time and purchases under long-term contracts will be outlawed by the end of 2027.
—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Routine use of the military is outlawed under the Posse Comitatus Act, except where explicitly authorized by law.
—William Hartung, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlaw
Verb
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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
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France banned the sale of cigarettes to minors under 18 in 2009.—
Lisa Klaassen,
CNN Money,
1 July 2025
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Both bills prohibit yield-bearing consumer stablecoins — but differ on agency regulatory oversight.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,Talia Kaplan,Jordan Smith,
CNBC,
24 June 2025
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The law prohibits predatory financial activities and requires lenders to obtain a license.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
24 June 2025
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To make matters even worse, snow pirates, survivalists, bandits, the colonial military force NEVEC, and other factions are fighting over land and resources.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
27 June 2025
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But the project is also right at home for Laika, as it’s set in a secret forest just outside of Laika’s home in Portland and follows a girl whose baby brother is taken into the forest, only to discover an exotic world of talking animals and bandits.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
25 June 2025
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The Arkansas law, known as Act 372, criminalized the furnishing of obscene materials to minors at public libraries and bookstores.—
Brett Barrouquere,
Arkansas Online,
27 June 2025
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Even though these spaces feel invincible in the moment, they’re so easily taken away or criminalized.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2025
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It is completely verboten and forbidden to any human being.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
30 June 2025
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Sweeping fiscal moves of this kind are traditionally restricted by the Byrd Rule, adopted in 1985, which limits the sort of policies that can be folded into bills passed through reconciliation, and forbids legislation from adding to the nation's deficit beyond 10 years.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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As crypto holders become increasingly savvy online, criminals start resorting to physical attacks.—
Marie Poteriaieva,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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With the help of a charming and ethnically diverse array of loveable colleagues, Peralta brings down criminals in entirely bingeable 22-minute chunks.—
Maris Kreizman,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 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,
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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, the very same ruling condemned Anthropic for its alternative sourcing method: using pirate websites.—
Douglas B. Laney,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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In the early 1900s, long before smartphones and selfie sticks, tourists flocked to Yellowstone National Park — not for the geysers or scenery, but for a grotesque show: A nightly spectacle of grizzly bears raiding cafeteria scraps from open-pit landfills like desperate, starving pirates.—
Christine Peterson,
Vox,
27 June 2025
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“Outlaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlaw. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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