as in prohibiting
the act of ordering that something not be done or used
the outlawing of cell phone use by motorists is intended to reduce accidents caused by distracted driving
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as in banning
to make or declare contrary to the law
a push to outlaw smoking in all public buildings
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as in forbidding
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 outlawing
Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The legislature also passed a law outlawing the use of Medicaid for gender-affirming care.
—Sarah Henry, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Oct. 2025
The floodplain has been redrawn wider than ever, outlawing home construction in new danger zones.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
His congressional pawns could have passed a law outlawing ridicule of the president.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
This too is about students wanting to feel welcome–in the wake of the Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision outlawing affirmative action in admissions, applications to historically Black colleges like Howard University (#383) surged.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Together with the Civil War Amendments, outlawing slavery and involuntary servitude and ensuring all citizens equal protection of the laws and due process of law, the Bill of Rights stands as a constant guardian of individual liberty.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 25 Aug. 2025
On May 21, Danika Globokar, the park’s acting deputy superintendent, signed a new rule outlawing the display of large flags, banners and signs at El Capitan, according to the Times.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
That law introduced mandatory prison sentencing requirements along with outlawing street camping and harshening penalties for most violent crimes.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
As executive secretary of Florida’s NAACP, Moore helped the organization grow to 63 branches and 10,000 members, and register 116,000 voters — 31% of Black voting-age Floridians — in the six years after the Supreme Court’s 1944 decision outlawing white primaries.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The legislature also passed a law outlawing the use of Medicaid for gender-affirming care.
—Sarah Henry, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Oct. 2025
The floodplain has been redrawn wider than ever, outlawing home construction in new danger zones.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
His congressional pawns could have passed a law outlawing ridicule of the president.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
This too is about students wanting to feel welcome–in the wake of the Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision outlawing affirmative action in admissions, applications to historically Black colleges like Howard University (#383) surged.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Together with the Civil War Amendments, outlawing slavery and involuntary servitude and ensuring all citizens equal protection of the laws and due process of law, the Bill of Rights stands as a constant guardian of individual liberty.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 25 Aug. 2025
On May 21, Danika Globokar, the park’s acting deputy superintendent, signed a new rule outlawing the display of large flags, banners and signs at El Capitan, according to the Times.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
That law introduced mandatory prison sentencing requirements along with outlawing street camping and harshening penalties for most violent crimes.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlawing
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Six families, barred from entering the home by a March state order banning visitors to long-term care facilities, say they were also kept in the dark about what was happening as the case count began to climb.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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On the final day of the tournament, the International Olympic Committee recommended banning Russian athletes from competition.—
Jeremy Herb,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Kansas City Council has approved a code change prohibiting right turns on red near schools during hours when children could be present.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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Earlier this year, Southwest Airlines implemented new restrictions on lithium batteries prohibiting them from being used while inside bags.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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No prohibition had been announced, but they would never be allowed to join a guild.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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In Margaret Atwood’s chilling dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, the founders of the Republic of Gilead legislate a blanket prohibition on women’s employment and the seizure of their personal savings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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In 2013, Queen Elizabeth II posthumously pardoned Alan Turing, the World War II codebreaker convicted under laws criminalizing homosexuality, and in 2017 the UK government extended the pardon to thousands of other gay and bisexual men convicted under similar statutes.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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The second step, criminalizing all criticism, hardly needs detailing; most of the leading democratic dissidents, including in Poland, spent time in prison.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
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The bill would limit how the money could be used, forbidding the administration from spending the funds on anything other than federal pay.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The comedy horror film revolves around Brian (Tyler Perry) forbidding his daughter Tiffany (Diamond White) from attending a frat party, which sets off a string of Halloween pranks.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Outlawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlawing. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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