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
Yuras Karmanau, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Iran's restrictions on alcohol date back to the Islamic Revolution in 1979, when religious authorities outlawed production and sale for most citizens.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Selome Hailu, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Season 2 explores where this chaos comes from, and the difficulty in distinguishing the sheriff from the outlaw.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
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Verb
In the wake of the protests, hundreds of independent media outlets and nongovernmental organizations were shut down and outlawed.
—Yuras Karmanau, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Iran's restrictions on alcohol date back to the Islamic Revolution in 1979, when religious authorities outlawed production and sale for most citizens.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
An outlaw on the fringes and in the slipstream.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Season 2 explores where this chaos comes from, and the difficulty in distinguishing the sheriff from the outlaw.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlaw
Verb
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Websites would face the choice between banning lawful speech or facing onerous penalties.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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South Korea’s national security council called the launches a provocation that violated United Nations Security Council resolutions that bans any ballistic activities by North Korea.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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In addition, restaurants and other food service providers would be prohibited from offering single-use items such as utensils, napkins, condiment packets or straws except upon request from customers.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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The first, titled the Retirement and Personal Savings Protection Act, would prohibit new state personal property taxes.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The latter seemed to be a proud vindication of corridos, a style that’s been increasingly under scrutiny in música mexicana because of its tradition of name-checking outlaws, bandits, and cartel leaders.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2026
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Police arrested one of four snowball bandits caught on camera clobbering the cops with snow.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Some human rights groups and pundits have objected, however, saying the bans limit free speech and criminalize legitimate expressions of support for the Palestinian cause.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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They were followed by a sweeping security crackdown that criminalized dissent and reshaped the city’s legal system.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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This included cost analysts and schedulers, who were forbidden to work on the mission because the President’s budget request eliminated the probe program entirely.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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Since New York’s Constitution forbids both partisan gerrymandering and mid-decade redistricting, the only option for Dems to game the midterm map here was to have a judge intervene.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That way, even if your data circulates, criminals have a harder time breaking in.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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By demanding justice and dignity for the drug-war dead, were nuns, priests, pastors, and other sympathizers not protecting criminals?—
Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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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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Casani is a legend at JPL and NASA, and his story reads like a combination of a spaceflight adventure, personal memoir, and a pirate's tale.—
Space.com Staff,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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Magic Kingdom’s Beak and Barrel explores a pirate theme with a storyline, an animatronic bird named Rummy, a limited menu (but with octopus tentacles), both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and a time limit of 45 minutes.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Outlaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlaw. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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