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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
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.
—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.
—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.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2025
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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.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlaws
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Altschiller noted that the beach already bans pets, drones, alcohol and tackle football, among other activities and items.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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And in Oregon, HB 3187 bans inquiries into age, date of birth, and education dates prior to an interview or conditional offer, aligning with broader efforts to limit early-stage screening questions that can lead to bias.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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The Helms-Burton Act Congress passed in 1996 forbids recognizing a transitional government led by Raúl Castro but doesn’t say anything about other members of his family.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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Korobkin said there’s nothing that legally forbids SoFi Stadium from engaging UCLA in discussions about a potential move.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The first thing to do is to reduce the damage to the United States, the inflow of guns and criminals and immigrants and drugs into the United States, the destabilizing of a key part of the Western Hemisphere.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Also, place freezes with ChexSystems and the National Consumer Telecom and Utilities Exchange to stop criminals from opening bank accounts, phone lines, or utility services in his name.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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Sacramento County was under a Stage 1 burning restriction from the metro air district Thursday, which criminalizes burning wood fires in most cases.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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The United Kingdom plans to bring into force a law that criminalizes the creation of non-consensual sexualized images, including through Grok, the chatbot within Elon Musk’s X application, following the app’s deepfake scandal of the last few weeks.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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The agency said a federal law prohibits patients from using Medicaid to pay for care at Planned Parenthood of Michigan.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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International humanitarian law prohibits killing, injuring or capturing an adversary through perfidy.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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The authentic Denver and Rio Grande train that has operated at Knott’s since 1952 boasts the highest crime rate in all of Orange County with the notorious Ghost Town bandits robbing every departure from the Calico Square depot.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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Whiskey Row celebrates Prescott's Old West history, with saloons once occupied by outlaws and bandits.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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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.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
24 Sep. 2025
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These are desperadoes in the White House.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
26 Nov. 2025
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“Outlaws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlaws. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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