as in prohibited
that may not be permitted
a refugee seeking asylum because in his home country he risks persecution as a member of an outlawed religious group
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as in banned
to make or declare contrary to the law
a push to outlaw smoking in all public buildings
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as in forbade
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 outlawed
Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
By season 1's conclusion, Fisk has taken over the city's government as mayor, locked away any potential threats to his power in a secret prison, installed his own shadow force of corrupt cops to exact his will, outlawed vigilanteism, and declared martial law.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
In a letter from his prison cell of 26 years, Abdullah Öcalan, founder of a four-decade-old armed insurgency for the rights of the large Kurdish minority in Turkey, called on his outlawed group to disarm and dissolve.
—The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025
Rachel King, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
In March of this year, a Kentucky lawmaker introduced a bill that outlawed billing for psychoeducational services in the state.
—Alex Acquisto, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
During the Holocaust, Prager, at age 16, was one of millions of people arrested by the Nazis under Paragraph 175 of the German criminal code, which outlawed homosexuality.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The Atlanta City Council outlawed data centers near MARTA and the Beltline two years ago.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Europe mostly outlawed the movement before 1790 due to the group’s attempts to greatly lessen religious influence.
—Derek Arnold, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
Egypt outlawed the movement in 2013, accusing it of inciting unrest and undermining state institutions.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
After a particularly poor performance in 1966, not long after Mobutu began his three-decade run atop the government, the president brought national players playing abroad back to Zaire and outlawed their transfers to other nation’s leagues to build up Zaire’s domestic competition.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
The popularity of these groups has plummeted steadily over the past 100 years, and is even outlawed in some countries, like Italy.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
King Henry’s laws adamantly forbade chattel slavery, outlawed colonialism, and created an economically robust, financially solvent Black state, one not dependent on the transatlantic slave trade.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
By season 1's conclusion, Fisk has taken over the city's government as mayor, locked away any potential threats to his power in a secret prison, installed his own shadow force of corrupt cops to exact his will, outlawed vigilanteism, and declared martial law.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
In a letter from his prison cell of 26 years, Abdullah Öcalan, founder of a four-decade-old armed insurgency for the rights of the large Kurdish minority in Turkey, called on his outlawed group to disarm and dissolve.
—The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
The Maldives were out, where homosexuality is outlawed.
—Rachel King, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
In March of this year, a Kentucky lawmaker introduced a bill that outlawed billing for psychoeducational services in the state.
—Alex Acquisto, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
During the Holocaust, Prager, at age 16, was one of millions of people arrested by the Nazis under Paragraph 175 of the German criminal code, which outlawed homosexuality.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The Atlanta City Council outlawed data centers near MARTA and the Beltline two years ago.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Europe mostly outlawed the movement before 1790 due to the group’s attempts to greatly lessen religious influence.
—Derek Arnold, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
Egypt outlawed the movement in 2013, accusing it of inciting unrest and undermining state institutions.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
After a particularly poor performance in 1966, not long after Mobutu began his three-decade run atop the government, the president brought national players playing abroad back to Zaire and outlawed their transfers to other nation’s leagues to build up Zaire’s domestic competition.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
The popularity of these groups has plummeted steadily over the past 100 years, and is even outlawed in some countries, like Italy.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlawed
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There is, however, room for questions about where the line between prohibited and acceptable political involvement will fall in practice.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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The list of prohibited and restricted items, as found on the CBP website, includes alcohol, biological materials, firearms, food and produce such as fruits and vegetables, soil, wildlife, fish, and gold, among other items.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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On the supply side, China, Thailand, Pakistan and South Korea have restricted exports, while Russia has banned gasoline exports amid the war with Ukraine.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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Travelers to Thailand are being reminded that electronic cigarettes are strictly banned in the country — with violators facing steep fines or even prison time.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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The International Commerce Center, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), was also supposed to rise even taller than its 1,588 feet, but laws forbade it from exceeding the height of the surrounding mountains.—
Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe,
Architectural Digest,
7 Apr. 2026
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In 1921, Decree 77 forbade the use of African languages in the schools.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Less than an hour’s drive from the holiday markets, on the way to Salla and its forbidden frontier, hundreds of Finnish soldiers are training to repel any future Russian invasion.—
Liam Denning,
Bloomberg,
12 Mar. 2026
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Women, whether secular or religious, remain forbidden to read, write or tell stories.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Outlawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlawed. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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