OUTLAWRY Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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
The administration says the best way to stop such abuses and criminality is to disincentivize immigrant children from coming in the first place.

— Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 6 July 2026

Definition of criminality

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Kathleen insists that Lukas was likely incinerated, along with all of the other corpses that piled up in the Down Deep during the rebellion.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2026
In the film, out September 11, Garfield plays Ploughman, the legendary leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 July 2026

Definition of rebellion

Noun

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
In the Black Jacobins, CLR James describes the slaves of a plantation sewing mutiny through poison.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of mutiny

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Andrew Garfield trades modern superheroes for medieval revolution in the trailer for The Uprising, Paul Greengrass’ historical drama inspired by England’s 1381 peasant revolt.

— Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
If those confirm the lab numbers, CAU-10-H could become a key piece of the MOF revolution, pulling drinking water from the sky wherever the rain no longer falls.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 July 2026

Definition of revolution

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This uprising of students at the Athens Polytechnic University and their famous pirate-radio broadcasts are commonly understood to be the beginning of the end of the junta.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Pride events are held today in San Diego to honor the Stonewall uprising of 1969, when police raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City and patrons fought back in a dayslong confrontation.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

Definition of uprising

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Diesel costs may continue to rise amid ongoing unrest in the strait and skittish oil investors wary of a global shortage, Miller said.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Telemachus learns from another king, Trojan War–vet Menelaus (Jon Bernthal), that there’s unrest among his subjects as well.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026

Definition of unrest

Noun

Next year’s game is scheduled for the Chicago Cubs’ Wrigley Field for the first time since 1990, but is threatened by possible labor strife.

— Ronald Blum, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
The transfer of the Chelsea art space is only the epilogue for Marlborough’s multi-year breakdown—the gallery’s closure in 2024 came after years of escalating strife and discord.

— News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026

Definition of strife

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The technology addresses a growing challenge for both commercial and defense aviation as disruptions to satellite navigation become more frequent.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
Shares of the airline are up 24% over the past three months as travel bookings have stayed robust despite flight disruptions and higher ticket prices linked to the Iran war.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 14 July 2026

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