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outlawry

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Definition of outlawry

as in criminality

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Recent Examples of outlawry Plot summary The movie is set in Chicago in the 1930s, a time of economic deprivation and bold gangsterism and outlawry. — Alison Eldridge, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Feb. 2026

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Noun

From self-sufficient campaigns to opportunistic criminality Defenders used individual incidents, such as supply chain intrusions, ransomware outbreaks, and phishing waves, to quantify risk for the most of the past ten years.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
These programs are laudable, certainly beneficial for some people, but overall are of limited effect even in reducing recidivism, let alone dealing with the conditions that generate criminality in the first place.

— Ronald J. Allen, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026

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In several instances these rituals were utilized during slave rebellions; the New York slave rebellion of 1712 reportedly began with a pact sealed in blood and powder, a practice with African religious parallels.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Freedom matters to you more than keeping up with traditions, which is where your financial savviness comes into play, not to mention rebellion.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebellion

Noun

At the start of the summer, Infantino seemed untouchable but there is a mood of mutiny in the air.

— Simon Hughes, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
For years, they have been stuck at sea with their leader, the great warrior king Odysseus (Matt Damon), trying to find a route home to Ithaca; hunger and desperation have spurred his fiery second-in-command, Eurylochus (Himesh Patel), toward mutiny.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Definition of mutiny

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But thanks to the streaming revolution, the once-ubiquitous franchise has since shrunk to a single pilgrimage outpost in Bend, Oregon.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026
The Michelin Key retreat named for the patron saint of music simmers with classic ’60s and ’70s energy, exuding the era’s powerful rock revolution with a lending library of vinyls, Rega turntables, and rock biographies.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of revolution

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Also sentenced to death in the same case was Assad’s maternal cousin Atef Najib, who was convicted of overseeing a crackdown in the southern province of Daraa that led to the uprising and later the civil war.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Also sentenced to death in the same case was Assad’s maternal cousin Atef Najib for leading the crackdown in the southern province of Daraa that led to the uprising and later the civil war.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of uprising

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Other factors have contributed to unrest over inflation, some analysts said.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Any potential for unrest or protests related to people’s monitoring of market forecasts is likely to come in the days following the election, while ballots still are being counted, Logan said.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of unrest

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The rare interview comes a few months after reports of marital strife between Edo and Beatrice, 37, who tied the knot in 2020.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
The prospect of labor strife looms over the rest of this Padres/MLB season, what with the labor pact due to expire in December and both sides already drawing bright red lines in public statements.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of strife

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Agriculture and supply chains would also face major disruption.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Energy supply disruptions remain a key market concern, with tanker traffic through the strait still subdued, said Lloyd Chan, senior currency analyst at MUFG Bank in Singapore, noting that Brent prices remain way above above pre-conflict levels.

— Chloe Taylor,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026

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