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as in bans
to make or declare contrary to the law
a push to outlaw smoking in all public buildings
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as in forbids
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 outlaws
Nick Caloway,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
Even if the Supreme Court soon outlaws the use of race in shaping congressional districts, state lawmakers still have to work within Florida’s Fair Districts amendment.
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Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
By banning federal agencies from considering systemic racism or equity in AI development, the order effectively outlaws the very efforts needed to fix these problems.
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Joel Bervell,
Time,
14 Nov. 2025
North Carolina The North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Commission outlaws the sale of alcoholic beverages through happy hour promotions.
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Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Texas passed an artificial intelligence law in June that similarly outlaws the collection of biometric data without permission.
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Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
28 Aug. 2025
But that route may no longer be open to them because of a crucial win by the Biden-era Justice Department against Alphabet last year, one where a federal judge deemed Alphabet and its search-engine business violated Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, which outlaws monopolies.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
10 Aug. 2025
Verb
The Invasive Species Management Act outlaws the sale and spread of 30 species, like the Bradford (or Callery) pear, Japanese barberry and running bamboo, throughout the Garden State.
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Nick Caloway,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
Even if the Supreme Court soon outlaws the use of race in shaping congressional districts, state lawmakers still have to work within Florida’s Fair Districts amendment.
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Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
By banning federal agencies from considering systemic racism or equity in AI development, the order effectively outlaws the very efforts needed to fix these problems.
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Joel Bervell,
Time,
14 Nov. 2025
North Carolina The North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Commission outlaws the sale of alcoholic beverages through happy hour promotions.
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Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Texas passed an artificial intelligence law in June that similarly outlaws the collection of biometric data without permission.
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Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
28 Aug. 2025
But that route may no longer be open to them because of a crucial win by the Biden-era Justice Department against Alphabet last year, one where a federal judge deemed Alphabet and its search-engine business violated Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, which outlaws monopolies.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlaws
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The suspect in that case, Leonard Holman, was charged under Blair’s Law, which bans celebratory gunfire in Missouri.
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In 2024, California rolled out legislation that bans the use of PFAS in a range of products, including textiles, juvenile products and food.
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Commodities law, which covers prediction markets, also forbids deceptive and misleading practices.
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The law at issue in the case forbids an unlawful drug user from possessing firearms, and violators face up to 15 years in prison.
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If criminals have enough information to keep attacking your accounts, a credit freeze can help stop them from opening new credit in your name.
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And historically, denaturalization has been reserved for the most egregious offenders, such as human rights abusers and violent criminals.
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The law criminalizes virtually all contact with the United States and Israel.
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The bill also criminalizes interior design.
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The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Hawaii law that prohibits the carry of a firearm onto private property that is open to the public unless the property owner gives express consent.
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Durnell’s lawyers argued that nothing in federal law or the EPA’s regulations prohibits Monsanto from adding a cancer warning to its labels.
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In the movie, Furiosa is taken from her idyllic home by bandits and grows up shuttled between psychopath Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) and warlord Immortan Joe (Lachy Hulme).
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There are dogs, bandits, romances, political revolutions, philosophical debates.
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Their stories live on in Sardinian lore with an almost mythical quality, the brigands admired for their intractability.
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Then rumors started spreading about armed brigands that would come to town to steal what little harvest folks had left, so towns raised militias to fight back.
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Most are not desperados on the run.
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These are desperadoes in the White House.
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“Outlaws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlaws. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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