outlawry

Definition of outlawrynext

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlawry
Noun
  • In that context, the language of immigrant criminality becomes part of the rationale for detention rules, enforcement surges and legal changes that treat noncitizens as a standing public safety risk.
    Donathan L. Brown, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • Police sources say no criminality is suspected.
    Elle McLogan, CBS News, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • The Battle of the Alamo was one of the most monumental conflicts of the Texas Revolution, a rebellion that ended in Texas becoming independent from Mexico and establishing itself as a republic for nearly a decade before US statehood.
    Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
  • In the press release for the album, you were quoted using the word rebellion when talking about rock and roll.
    Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • The seeds of mutiny are detectable.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
  • Within six months, Richards’ side of the group staged a mutiny, locked Diekmann in his apartment, and forced him to relinquish control.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Shares have jumped 80% in the year to date as an ongoing memory supply crunch accelerates the adoption of lithography equipment for the production of semiconductors required to power the AI revolution.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 22 June 2026
  • Haitian soldiers seasoned on American battlefields during the revolution later sparked Haiti’s overthrow of French colonial rule, depriving France of its most profitable slave colony and ending one of the most brutal enslavement of human beings in modern world history.
    Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • An uprising that left inmates in control of a detention center has ended with some people injured, North Carolina officials say.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026
  • Secessionist uprisings in the provinces like Tatarstan or Bashkortistan or Chechnya.
    Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Haiti also did it without playing a single qualifying match in Haiti because of unrest.
    Amna Subhan for the AJC, AJC.com, 23 June 2026
  • Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party retained its large parliamentary majority in recent elections overshadowed by unrest in Africa’s second-most-populous country.
    Jenny Vaughan, semafor.com, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • The earthquakes have compounded problems created by years of economic and political strife, particularly for the overwhelmed healthcare system.
    Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
  • The program was created by Congress in 1990 to prevent deportations to countries suffering from natural disasters, civil strife and other instability.
    Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • The Georgia Department of Public Health was able to use state funds to maintain its AIDS Drug Assistance Program without disruption until federal funds arrived, a spokeswoman for the agency said.
    Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
  • In this current era of AI disruption and geopolitical uncertainty, there seems to be another gendered pattern in the workplace coming to light.
    Holly Corbett, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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“Outlawry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlawry. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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