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as in to ban
to make or declare contrary to the law
a push to outlaw smoking in all public buildings
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as in to prohibit
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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as in bandit
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Recent Examples of outlaw
David Culver, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Lopez’s ban does not outlaw leather, cowhide or deerskin products.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2025
For many Jamaican kids in the United Kingdom, ska was mum-and-dad music rather than some dizzying new outlaw sound, but those same parents associated its up-tempo swing with the Jamaican Independence Act of 1962.
—Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The undercover officer pointed out that the US used to station troops at a base in Manta, in the west of Ecuador on the Pacific coast, before foreign bases were outlawed by the constitution.
—David Culver, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Lopez’s ban does not outlaw leather, cowhide or deerskin products.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
He is isolated from most of the world, save a few outlaw countries like North Korea.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2025
For many Jamaican kids in the United Kingdom, ska was mum-and-dad music rather than some dizzying new outlaw sound, but those same parents associated its up-tempo swing with the Jamaican Independence Act of 1962.
—Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlaw
Verb
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TikTok first went dark under federal legislation banning the app over national security concerns in January.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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In 2021, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law that bans reality television shows from partnering with law enforcement.—
Jessica Lussenhop,
ProPublica,
29 Mar. 2025
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Kyiv rejected the idea, citing its constitution, which prohibits elections during wartime.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Because sonic booms are disruptive, supersonic flight is prohibited over populated areas in the U.S.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the prince has his own group of seven bandits, in which people with dwarfism are represented.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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After the kiss in Snow White, the princess emerges from what was supposed to be her eternal slumber to enlist the seven dwarfs, as well as Jonathan and his fellow bandits to lead an uprising to take down the Evil Queen.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Iowa lawmakers could advance a bill to the governor's desk as early as next week to criminalize most handheld cellphone use while driving.—
Jason Clayworth,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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From ending birthright citizenship (14th Amendment) to criminalizing protests (First Amendment), freezing federal spending to dismantling federal agencies (both Article 1), he’s been undeterred by such restrictions on his power.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
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So the government went to the big bosses in Beijing, who decreed that, in fact, the Hong Kong government could forbid the lawyer.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2025
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Specifically cited in the report was that training exercises at off-site properties must avoid any property damage and live fire training in buildings contracted by the county is forbidden.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In the film, Martin Lawrence plays an FBI agent who has to go undercover as a larger-than-life grandma — the eponymous Big Momma — to track down an escaped criminal.—
William Earl,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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In a recent spree of clemency for white collar criminals, President Trump has pardoned Utah entrepreneur Trevor Milton, who was convicted in 2022 of misleading investors in his hydrogen and electric truck company Nikola.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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Basis for the suit to illegalize the union, lawyers explained, is the difference in race between the participants.—
sandiegouniontribune.com,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
28 Feb. 2018
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Rather than negotiating a political agreement, Madrid decided to illegalize Basque political parties allegedly linked with terrorism and to prosecute their leaders.—
Sergi Pardos-Prado,
Washington Post,
28 Oct. 2017
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Travelers can also visit the San Felipe Fort for a dose of pirate history, then unwind in the slow-moving current of the natural lazy river Los Rápidos.—
Meagan Drillinger,
AFAR Media,
28 Mar. 2025
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Elementary School Kids can step into the world of pirates at The North Carolina Maritime Museum, where artifacts from Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge ship live.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Outlaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlaw. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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