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
Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
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
ABC News, 6 Oct. 2025
The Court finally had an opportunity to outlaw this unpopular, destructive practice and instead kicked the can back to Congress and the states in .
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Born in 1936 in Santa Monica, California, Redford became one of Hollywood’s most in-demand leading men following his breakthrough role as a charismatic outlaw alongside Paul Newman in 1969’s Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
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
Noun
Half the states have outlawed the practice as ineffective and harmful to minors, often on a bipartisan basis.
—ABC News, 6 Oct. 2025
The Court finally had an opportunity to outlaw this unpopular, destructive practice and instead kicked the can back to Congress and the states in .
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Meehan said the effort to ban books started at the local level, with parents addressing school boards with their concerns over the books in school libraries, which then led to statewide efforts and legislation.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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She’s also supported revising Japan’s pacifist constitution, particularly Article 9, which renounces war and bans military forces.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Hatch Act prohibits certain political activities by federal government employees and aims to protect federal employees from political coercion at work.—
Lillian Rizzo,Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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In 1919 the United States Congress passed an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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So there's always a chance that Tatum's red-eyed bandit could be making a lot more appearances in the future!—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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What a perfect opportunity for the island’s shoe bandit to strike again!—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Actions taken by the federal government in 2025 that criminalize people experiencing homelessness, defund Housing First initiatives and dismantle Medicaid and other essential benefits threaten these partnerships and our progress.—
Sarah Stella,
The Conversation,
9 Oct. 2025
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Oregon’s law criminalizes making audio recordings unless all parties are notified, with some exceptions, like during conversations with on-duty law enforcement and during felonies that endanger human life.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
6 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Beijing forbids any export of gold without a special license, spurring analysts to conclude that the official figure of 2,530 tons held by the People’s Bank of China is farcically low.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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During his testimony, Navarro claimed that women were restricted to certain rooms in the home and forbidden from moving freely.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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As the trend becomes increasingly widespread, criminals are turning to faster ways to procure cars for racing.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Instead, two wannabe criminals, with their faces obscured by pantyhose, simply walk into the local art museum and rip the paintings right off the walls.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Oct. 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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The protests are led by a youth movement which uses symbols — including a pirate flag from popular Japanese manga One Piece, a stand-in for confronting oppression — associated with demonstrations in other countries, including Morocco, Nepal, and Peru.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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In the Tatsuya Nagamine movie, Z is the name of an admiral who has sworn to destroy all the pirates of the New World, because of the pirates’ dream to have no leader, motivated only by their alliances that uphold the interests of every person and community.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Outlaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlaw. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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