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
Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
In 1921, the UK passed its own anti-plumage legislation which outlawed the importing of exotic birds for fashion.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
During their first reign from 1996-2001, the Taliban had outlawed all music besides non-instrumental religious chanting, enforcing the ban with brutal tactics that included a suicide bombing at an ANIM student concert.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
For Black students, the slide has been consistent since the 2023 Supreme Court decision that outlawed affirmative action in higher education.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 23 Oct. 2025
Courts undid Nixon’s actions, and Congress eventually passed the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which outlawed the maneuver, leaving only narrow exceptions — rescissions — that required congressional sign-off.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Courts undid Nixon’s actions, and Congress eventually passed the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which outlawed the maneuver, leaving only narrow exceptions—rescissions—that required congressional sign-off.
—Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Half the states have outlawed the practice as ineffective and harmful to minors, often on a bipartisan basis.
—ABC News, 6 Oct. 2025
There are also a few months left to go in 2025, and with hunting and trapping of gray wolves still outlawed in Wisconsin, the total number of hunting dog depredations there could increase.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
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
Verb
Soon after slavery was outlawed, Southern states began enacting vagrancy laws and other discriminatory policies and using them to criminalize and re-enslave Black people.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
In 1921, the UK passed its own anti-plumage legislation which outlawed the importing of exotic birds for fashion.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
During their first reign from 1996-2001, the Taliban had outlawed all music besides non-instrumental religious chanting, enforcing the ban with brutal tactics that included a suicide bombing at an ANIM student concert.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
For Black students, the slide has been consistent since the 2023 Supreme Court decision that outlawed affirmative action in higher education.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 23 Oct. 2025
Courts undid Nixon’s actions, and Congress eventually passed the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which outlawed the maneuver, leaving only narrow exceptions — rescissions — that required congressional sign-off.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Courts undid Nixon’s actions, and Congress eventually passed the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which outlawed the maneuver, leaving only narrow exceptions—rescissions—that required congressional sign-off.
—Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Half the states have outlawed the practice as ineffective and harmful to minors, often on a bipartisan basis.
—ABC News, 6 Oct. 2025
There are also a few months left to go in 2025, and with hunting and trapping of gray wolves still outlawed in Wisconsin, the total number of hunting dog depredations there could increase.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlawed
Adjective
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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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Even these can be banned under the severest restrictions, but often they're allowed in backcountry camping areas when wood fires are banned.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Nov. 2025
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Vermont had banned slavery for adults in 1777 and was home to a small but thriving free Black population.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Utilities were stuck with the headache and expense of storing waste themselves, so in 2014, a judge forbade the federal government from continuing to collect the NWF fees.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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The officials forbade her from telling others about the nondisclosure agreement itself and made her promise to never pursue legal action.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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An ancient forbidden kingdom nestled by the Tibetan Plateau and some of the tallest peaks in the world, Mustang didn’t allow tourists until 1992 and formally joined the contemporary Federation of Nepal in 2008.—
Joe Baur,
Outside,
31 Oct. 2025
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In one study, University of Pennsylvania researchers manipulated LLMs into giving forbidden responses by applying persuasion techniques effective on humans.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Outlawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlawed. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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